Welcome to Grand Coulee ...

The city of Grand Coulee is located on Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (central Washington state).

Grand Coulee is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Coulee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1934.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grand Coulee has a population of 1,047 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Grand Coulee is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grand Coulee is located in the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Grand Coulee: 99133<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grand Coulee had an population of 1,047 people. This is an increase of 5.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grand Coulee had a population of 988 people. This makes Grand Coulee the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Grand Coulee represents 0.01% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 200th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 988 people, the population of Grand Coulee increased 10.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 897 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grand Coulee.

Communities Also Named Grand Coulee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Grand Coulee: This one is located in Grant County and the other is located in Lincoln County.

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

Communities near Grand Coulee ...

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

• Wilbur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
  • Wilbur is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilbur <5>
• Almira
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
  • Almira is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almira <5>
• Elmer City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Nespelem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nespelem have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nespelem
  • Nespelem is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
• Hartline
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
  • Hartline is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartline <5>
• Osborne Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
  • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
• Keller
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Keller is located in Ferry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <5>
• Mold ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
  • Mold is located in Douglas County
• Banks Lake South
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Lake South
  • Banks Lake South is located in Grant County
• Creston
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Coulee ...

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

Adding Grand Coulee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grand Coulee post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Coulee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.wa.us/

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