Welcome to Nespelem ...

The town of Nespelem is located in Okanogan County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Nespelem: nes-PEE-luhm<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nespelem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nespelem has a population of 245 people<4> (see below for details).

Nespelem is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Nespelem lies within the (509) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nespelem had an population of 245 people. This is an increase of 3.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nespelem had a population of 236 people. This makes Nespelem the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 236 people, the population of Nespelem increased 11.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 212 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Nespelem.

Communities near Nespelem ...

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

• Coulee Dam
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee Dam
  • Coulee Dam is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulee Dam <6>
• Grand Coulee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Coulee
  • Grand Coulee is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Coulee <6>
• Electric City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
  • Electric City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electric City <6>
• Elmer City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer City
  • Elmer City is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer City <6>
• Keller
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Keller is located in Ferry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <6>
• Mason City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Okanogan County
• Osborne Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
  • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
• North Omak
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Omak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Omak
  • North Omak is located in Okanogan County
• Synarep
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synarep
  • Synarep is located in Okanogan County
• Omak
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omak
  • Omak is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omak <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nespelem ...

Looking for more information about Nespelem? 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 Nespelem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nespelem.

Adding Nespelem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nespelem 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 Nespelem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Nespelem post office opened in 1899.

We also found Nespelem on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nespelem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/

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