Mabton is located in the fertile Yakima Valley approximately 43 miles southeast of Yakima, Washington, and 45 miles west of the Tri-Cities. It is in the heart of the state’s hops, and grape-growing region. Mabton is, home to a variety of crops including apples, grapes for a rapidly expanding wine industry, hops, asparagus, sweet corn, and cherries. It has easy access to outdoor recreation including snow skiing in the winter and water sports on the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the summer. Mabton developed into a town when the Northern Pacific Railway arrived in the area around 1884. The first store and post office opened in 1892. By 1904, it had more than a dozen businesses and a newspaper. The town of Mabton was officially incorporated in 1905. Today, residents are primarily employed in agriculture. 

The Mabton School District serves more than 700 mostly Hispanic students. Nearly one-third of the students are from migrant families, a situation that requires exceptional skill and commitment from both teachers and administrators.

The City of Mabton, Washington is a small rural community (population of 2,500) that is a great place to live, work and recreate.  Mabton is a growing agricultural community that is investing in its infrastructure to attract economic development to increase revenues and provide better services to our residents.
Source:  City of Mabton 

Employment Opportunities

Job descriptions and application packet available at the City of Mabton website or application packets can be picked up at Mabton City Hall, 305 Main Street, Mabton, Washington. You may submit your completed application packet via U.S. Mail OR in person at Mabton City Hall.

For additional information, please contact: 

City of Mabton
305 Main Street
PO BOX 655
Mabton, Washington 98935

Phone: (509) 894-4096
FAX: (509) 894-4813