Welcome to Balch ...

Balch is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

The location of Balch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Balch is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Balch lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Balch: (360)

Websites for Balch ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graysharbor.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Balch, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Balch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Balch: This one is located in Grays Harbor County and the other is located in Pierce County.

Beyond Washington, there are 5 communities that are also named Balch - they are located in Arkansas, California and Michigan (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balch.

Communities near Balch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balch.

• Centralia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Chehalis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis
  • Chehalis is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chehalis <4>
• Elma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
• Tenino
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino
  • Tenino is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenino <4>
• McCleary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary
  • McCleary is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCleary <4>
• Pe Ell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pe Ell
  • Pe Ell is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pe Ell <4>
• Bucoda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucoda
  • Bucoda is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucoda <4>
• Independence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Thurston County
• Rochester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Bordeaux ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Bordeaux is located in Thurston County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Balch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Balch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balch. See our Newspapers Page for Balch.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balch ...

Looking for more information about Balch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Balch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Balch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Balch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/