Welcome to Omak ...

The city of Omak is located in Okanogan County<1>.

The pronunciation of Omak: OH-mak<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Omak, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Omak has a population of 4,816 people<3> (see below for details).

Omak is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Omak: (509)

The ZIP code for Omak: 98841<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Omak had an population of 4,816 people. This is a decrease of 0.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Omak had a population of 4,845 people (or 11.78% of the total population of Okanogan County). This makes Omak the county's most populous community.

The population of Omak represents 0.07% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 118th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,845 people, the population of Omak increased 2.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,721 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Omak.

Communities near Omak ...

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

• Okanogan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan
  • Okanogan is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okanogan <6>
• Riverside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Conconully
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conconully
  • Conconully is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conconully <6>
• North Omak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Omak have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Omak
  • North Omak is located in Okanogan County
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Okanogan County
• Malott
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malott
  • Malott is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malott <6>
• Synarep
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synarep
  • Synarep is located in Okanogan County
• Monse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
  • Monse is located in Okanogan County
• Tonasket
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonasket
  • Tonasket is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonasket <6>
• Brewster
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omak ...

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

Adding Omak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Omak 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 Omak was on a map titled Auto Trails Map - Washington and Oregon (from Rand McNally, 1925).

We also found Omak on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Omak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/

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