Summary for Ruby

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Located in: Benton County (see below)

Time Zone: Ruby lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Telephone Area Code: 509

Elevation: 390 feet [118.87 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Ruby:

Lat: 46.376000° (or 46°22'33" N)

Lon: -119.283400° (or -119°17'0" W)

USGS Topo Map: Wooded Island<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ruby

GNIS ID: 1511276

FIPS State / Place Code: 53 / 60315

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruby)

The community of Prosser is the County Seat for Benton County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Benton)

Population

Total Area:<5> 1,759 sq. miles [4,558.4 km²] - of which 3.39% is water (59.6 sq. miles [154.4 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 68,618

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Benton

GNIS ID: 1513302

FIPS State / County Code: 53 / 005

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruby)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Washington

Official Website: https://wa.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Washington

GNIS ID: 1779804

FIPS State: 53

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruby)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Ruby, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Ruby.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Ruby. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).