Welcome to Pasco ...

The city of Pasco is located in Franklin County<1> and is the County Seat for Franklin County.

The pronunciation of Pasco: PASS-coe<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pasco, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pasco has a population of 75,600 people<3> (see below for details).

Pasco is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Pasco is within the boundaries of the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Pasco: 99301<5>

Websites for Pasco ...

Official Website:   www.ci.pasco.wa.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.pascochamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pasco had an population of 75,600 people. This is an increase of 26.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 135.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pasco had a population of 59,781 people (which is 76.48% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Pasco the county's most populous community.

The population of Pasco represents 0.89% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 59,781 people, the population of Pasco increased 86.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 32,066 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pasco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pasco - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pasco ...

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

• Richland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <6>
• West Richland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richland
  • West Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Richland <6>
• Benton City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
  • Benton City is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton City <6>
• Burbank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Burbank is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <6>
• Finley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Finley is located in Benton County
• Highland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Benton County
• Wallula
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
  • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
• Eltopia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eltopia
  • Eltopia is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eltopia <6>
• Wallula Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
  • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
• Eureka
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pasco. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pasco.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pasco ...

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

Adding Pasco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pasco 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 Pasco was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pasco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pasco: www.ci.pasco.wa.us/

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.wa.us/

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