| Official Name: | Steptoe |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA#North America |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Whitman |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation M: | 706 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2316 |
| Coordinates: | 47.006°N -117.356°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 99111 |
| Area Code: | 509 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1508723[1] |
Steptoe is a small unincorporated rural town in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The ZIP Code for Steptoe is 99111.[2]
A post office called Steptoe was established in 1875.[3] The community is named after Colonel Edward Steptoe for a battle located north of Steptoe near Rosalia, Washington.[4]
U.S. Route 195 runs through Steptoe, connecting it with the county seat, Colfax, 11 miles to the south and the region's largest city, Spokane, 43 miles to the north. Steptoe Butte rises to a peak more than 1,000 feet above the otherwise rolling Palouse grasslands four miles northeast of the community.[5]