Welcome to Vader ...

The city of Vader is located in Lewis County<1>.

The pronunciation of Vader: VAY-der<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vader, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vader has a population of 666 people<3> (see below for details).

Vader is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Vader is located in the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for Vader: 98593<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vader had an population of 666 people. This is an increase of 7.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vader had a population of 621 people. This makes Vader the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 621 people, the population of Vader increased 5.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 590 people).

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

Communities near Vader ...

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

• Longview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <6>
• Kelso
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <6>
• Chehalis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis
  • Chehalis is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chehalis <6>
• Castle Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <6>
• Napavine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napavine
  • Napavine is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napavine <6>
• Winlock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Winlock is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winlock <6>
• Toledo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
• Pe Ell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pe Ell
  • Pe Ell is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pe Ell <6>
• Ryderwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
  • Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County
• Saint Urban
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
  • Saint Urban is located in Lewis 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 Vader. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vader.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vader ...

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

Adding Vader to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vader post office opened in 1913.

We also found Vader mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vader.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.co.lewis.wa.us/

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