Summary for Atwood

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Located in: Grant County (see below)

Time Zone: Atwood lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Telephone Area Code: 509

Elevation: 1,280 feet [390.14 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Atwood:

Lat: 47.100400° (or 47°6'1" N)

Lon: -119.124200° (or -119°7'27" W)

USGS Topo Map: Bassett Junction<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Atwood

GNIS ID: 1510794

FIPS State / Place Code: 53 / 03145

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Atwood)

The community of Ephrata is the County Seat for {Grant County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Grant)

Population

Total Area:<5> 2,791 sq. miles [7,229.5 km²] - of which 4.01% is water (111.8 sq. miles [289.6 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 35,083

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Grant

GNIS ID: 1531924

FIPS State / County Code: 53 / 025

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Atwood)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Washington

Official Website: https://wa.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Washington

GNIS ID: 1779804

FIPS State: 53

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Atwood)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Atwood, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Atwood.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Atwood. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).