Welcome to Soap Lake ...

The city of Soap Lake is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Soap Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Soap Lake: Soap Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Soap Lake has a population of 1,599 people<2> (see below for details).

Soap Lake is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Soap Lake lies within the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Soap Lake: 98851<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Soap Lake had an population of 1,599 people. This is an increase of 5.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Soap Lake had a population of 1,514 people. This makes Soap Lake the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Soap Lake represents 0.02% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 178th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,514 people, the population of Soap Lake decreased 12.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,733 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Soap Lake.

Communities near Soap Lake ...

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

• Ephrata
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <5>
• Coulee City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee City
  • Coulee City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulee City <5>
• Wilson Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Creek
  • Wilson Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson Creek <5>
• Stratford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Grant County
• Banks Lake South
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Lake South
  • Banks Lake South is located in Grant County
• Cascade Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
  • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
• Mae
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
  • Mae is located in Grant County
• Palisades
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
  • Palisades is located in Douglas County
• Moses Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Lake
  • Moses Lake is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moses Lake <5>
• Quincy
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Soap Lake ...

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

Adding Soap Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Soap Lake post office opened in 1905.

We also found Soap Lake on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Soap Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.wa.us/

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