Welcome to Colbert ...

Colbert is located in Spokane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Colbert is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Colbert: (509)

The ZIP code for Colbert: 99005<3>

Communities Also Named Colbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Colbert - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Colbert ...

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

• Spokane
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
  • Spokane is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <4>
• Spokane Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane Valley
  • Spokane Valley is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane Valley <4>
• Post Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
  • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <4>
• Airway Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
  • Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <4>
• Liberty Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake
  • Liberty Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Lake <4>
• Deer Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
• Millwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Millwood is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
• Hauser
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
  • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <4>
• State Line
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
• Chattaroy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
  • Chattaroy is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattaroy <4>

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 Colbert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colbert.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colbert. 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 Colbert.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colbert ...

Looking for more information about Colbert? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Colbert, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Colbert.

Adding Colbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colbert in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Colbert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Colbert post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

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