Welcome to Mead ...

Mead is located in Spokane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Mead is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Mead is located in the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Mead: 99021<3>

Communities Also Named Mead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Mead - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mead ...

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

• Spokane
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Colbert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
  • Colbert is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <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 Mead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mead ...

Looking for more information about Mead? 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 Mead, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mead.

Adding Mead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mead 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 Mead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mead post office opened in 1889.

We also found Mead in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mead. 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/