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Malden
A town of 216 people in Washington
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Outdoors in Malden
Parks & trails →Conserved land6.6%28 of 422 acres
Trails0.7 mi1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1named on the map
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1908
From Malden’s story
Pine Creek, April 12, 1908, 1908
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About Malden
Town in Washington, United States216Population
0.7 sq miArea
2,139 ftElevation
Malden is a town in Whitman County, eastern Washington, United States. The population was 216 at the 2020 census. 80 percent of the buildings were destroyed by a wildfire on September 7, 2020.
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Town numbers
ZIP code99149
Area code509
Living in Malden
Health in Malden
Compared with Washington
2better than WA·13worse
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.
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What stands out
Care nearby
Whitman Hospital and Medical CenterColfax · 25.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
Cheney Health CenterCheney · 19 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Malden · CMS · HRSAHealth in Malden →
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