Local servicesHospitalWhitman Hospital and Medical Clinics3.7 miPost officeColfax Post Office4.4 miTown hallColfax City Hall4.6 miPoliceWhitman County Sheriff's Office4.6 miFire stationCity of Colfax Fire Department4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPullman-Moscow Regional Airport PUW18 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG53 miInterstateI-9040 miUS highwayUS 1954.3 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SPK55 miCoachColfaxNorthwestern Stage Lines4.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99111 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99111 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 53 min4:55 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 32 min7:32 am – 4:03 pm
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People4,049 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.81,697 householdsMedian household income $66,333Median home value $264,300Median rent $983 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,861 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 1,794 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, retail 18%, construction 8%Average commute 20 minutes80% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 85°F, lows 50°FColdest month December: highs 37°F, lows 25°F20 in of rain a year, on about 64 dayswettest month December33 in of snow a year, on about 18 days22 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pullman 2 Nw station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksSouth Fork Palouse Riverriver · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEells Parkpark · 4.2 miSchmuck Parkpark · 5.1 miSteptoe Buttestate park · 14.1 mi · 168 acresIron Horse Palousestate park · 23.1 mi · 1,260 acresMary Minerva McCroskey State Parkstate park · 27.1 mi · 4,680 acresUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 38.3 mi · 311,020 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Jun 199835 mi away, near Genesee, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 17 Jun 200439 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWhitman County, WA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025317 of 365 days measured48 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 99main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Whitman County monitors, WA
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Colfax Water Departmentserves 3,507 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,243 ft684 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
