Welcome to Ritzville ...

The city of Ritzville is located in Adams County<1> and is the County Seat for Adams County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ritzville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ritzville has a population of 1,656 people<2> (see below for details).

Ritzville is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Ritzville: 509

The ZIP code for Ritzville: 99169<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ritzville had an population of 1,656 people. This is a decrease of 1.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ritzville had a population of 1,673 people (which is 8.9% of the total population of Adams County). This makes Ritzville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ritzville represents 0.02% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 172nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,673 people, the population of Ritzville decreased 3.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,736 people).

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

Communities near Ritzville ...

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

Lind
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lind
- Lind is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lind <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lind
- From Ritzville to Lind
Paha ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paha
- Paha is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paha
- From Ritzville to Paha
Mohler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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- Mohler is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mohler
- From Ritzville to Mohler
Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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- Odessa is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Odessa
- From Ritzville to Odessa
Lamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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- Lamont is located in Whitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lamont
- From Ritzville to Lamont
Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Providence
- From Ritzville to Providence
Sprague
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Sprague is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sprague
- From Ritzville to Sprague
Harrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
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- Harrington is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harrington
- From Ritzville to Harrington
Washtucna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
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- Washtucna is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washtucna <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Washtucna
- From Ritzville to Washtucna
Hooper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Hooper is located in Whitman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hooper
- From Ritzville to Hooper

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ritzville. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ritzville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ritzville ...

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

Adding Ritzville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ritzville post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ritzville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Adams, 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 Ritzville.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ritzville - 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 Ritzville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ritzville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/