Welcome to Brewster ...

The city of Brewster is located on the Columbia River (central Washington state).

Brewster is located in Okanogan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brewster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brewster has a population of 2,380 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Brewster is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brewster is within the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Brewster: 98812<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brewster had an population of 2,380 people. This is an increase of 0.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brewster had a population of 2,370 people (or 5.76% of the total population of Okanogan County). This makes Brewster the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Brewster represents 0.04% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 152nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,370 people, the population of Brewster increased 8.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,189 people).

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

Communities Also Named Brewster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Brewster - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Brewster ...

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

• Bridgeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Pateros
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pateros
  • Pateros is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pateros <5>
• Monse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
  • Monse is located in Okanogan County
• Methow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methow
  • Methow is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Methow <5>
• Malott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malott
  • Malott is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malott <5>
• Carlton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Carlton is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <5>
• Beebe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Beebe is located in Douglas County
• Chelan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelan
  • Chelan is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelan <5>
• Mansfield
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Okanogan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan
  • Okanogan is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okanogan <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 Brewster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brewster.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewster. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brewster.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brewster ...

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

Adding Brewster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brewster 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 Brewster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brewster post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brewster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/

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