Welcome to Ruby ...

Ruby is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Ruby is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Ruby: (509)

Communities Also Named Ruby ...

While we believe that this Ruby is located in Pend Oreille County, we know of another 3 Washington communities named Ruby. Those communities are located in the following counties: Benton, Okanogan and Whatcom County.

Beyond Washington, there are 32 communities that are also named Ruby - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ruby ...

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

• Ione
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <3>
• Cusick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
  • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <3>
• Diamond City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County
• Usk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usk
  • Usk is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Usk <3>
• Nordman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordman
  • Nordman is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordman <3>
• Dalkena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
  • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
• Coolin
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolin
  • Coolin is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolin <3>
• Metaline Falls
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metaline Falls
  • Metaline Falls is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metaline Falls <3>
• Metaline
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metaline
  • Metaline is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metaline <3>
• Pend Oreille Village
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pend Oreille Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pend Oreille Village
  • Pend Oreille Village is located in Pend Oreille 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 Ruby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruby ...

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

Adding Ruby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruby 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 Ruby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ruby post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pend Oreille County: www.co.pend-oreille.wa.us/

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