| Official Name: | Milan, Washington |
| Pushpin Map: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Spokane |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1800 |
| Coordinates: | 47.9669°N -117.3317°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 99003 |
| Area Code: | 509 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1512463 |
Milan is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is named after the Italian city of Milan.
Milan is a rural community located along the Burlington Northern Railroad in northern Spokane County. The Little Spokane River flows through flows through the community. U.S. Route 2 runs north-south about a mile and a half west of Milan.[1] Nearby communities include Elk, 5 miles upstream from Milan, and Deer Park, 7 miles to the west. Spokane, the region's largest city, is 23 miles to the south along U.S. Route 2.
The community is located in a thin but deep valley that rises from 1,800 feet along the Little Spokane River up to 2,638 feet at the summit of Milan Hill just southeast of the town site.[2] The foothills and mountains in the Milan area are part of the Selkirk Mountains.
Milan is served by the Riverside School District.[3] The schools are located just outside of town at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Deer Park-Milan Road.
In 1900, Milan was an important shipping point on the Great Northern Railway. There were two sawmills in the community, and two more within a couple of miles, which supplied lumber to the city of Spokane. James Conalton was Milan's postmaster and storekeeper at the time.[4]
Today Milan is a residential community with a few dozen buildings. At the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Deer Park-Milan road, about a mile and a half from the original community, are commercial and public buildings including restaurants, a market and schools that serve the broader area.