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Welcome to Mead ...

Mead is located in Spokane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Mead is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mead: 509

The ZIP code for Mead: 99021<3>

Communities Also Named Mead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Mead - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mead ...

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

  • Spokane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Spokane Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
    • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <4>
  • Airway Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Millwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Millwood is located in Spokane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
  • Hauser
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
    • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <4>
  • State Line
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Colbert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mead ...

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

Adding Mead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mead 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 Mead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Mead post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mead.

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

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

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 Spokane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Mead). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mead or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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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