Welcome to East Wenatchee ...

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

East Wenatchee is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Wenatchee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1949.

A typical abbreviation for East Wenatchee: E. Wenatchee

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Wenatchee has a population of 14,157 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of East Wenatchee is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for East Wenatchee: (509)

The ZIP code for East Wenatchee: 98802<4>

Websites for East Wenatchee ...

Official Website: www.east-wenatchee.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Wenatchee had an population of 14,157 people. This is an increase of 7.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 145.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Wenatchee had a population of 13,190 people (which is 34.32% of the total population of Douglas County). This makes East Wenatchee the county's most populous community.

The population of East Wenatchee represents 0.2% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,190 people, the population of East Wenatchee increased 129.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,757 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Wenatchee.

Communities near East Wenatchee ...

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

• Cashmere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
  • Cashmere is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashmere <5>
• Rock Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <5>
• Entiat
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entiat
  • Entiat is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Entiat <5>
• Waterville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
• Sunnyslope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
  • Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
• Malaga
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Malaga is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malaga <5>
• Monitor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
  • Monitor is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monitor <5>
• Orondo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orondo
  • Orondo is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orondo <5>
• Dryden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <5>
• Palisades
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
  • Palisades is located in Douglas 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 East Wenatchee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Wenatchee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Wenatchee ...

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

Adding East Wenatchee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Wenatchee 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 East Wenatchee was on a map titled Map of Washington (from Mobile Oil, 1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Wenatchee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for East Wenatchee: www.east-wenatchee.com/

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

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