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Welcome to Cle Elum ...

The city of Cle Elum is located in Kittitas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cle Elum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cle Elum has a population of 2,035 people<2> (see below for details).

Cle Elum is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Cle Elum: 98922<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cle Elum had an population of 2,035 people. This is an increase of 8.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cle Elum had a population of 1,872 people. This makes Cle Elum the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cle Elum represents 0.03% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 163rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,872 people, the population of Cle Elum increased 6.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,755 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cle Elum.

Communities near Cle Elum ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cle Elum. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cle Elum.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cle Elum ...

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

Adding Cle Elum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Cle Elum post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cle Elum.

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

The official website for Kittitas County: www.co.kittitas.wa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Kittitas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cle Elum.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cle Elum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Cle Elum). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cle Elum or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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