Welcome to Ephrata ...

The city of Ephrata is located in Grant County<1> and is the County Seat for Grant County.

The pronunciation of Ephrata: eh-FRAY-tuh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ephrata, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ephrata has a population of 8,120 people<3> (see below for details).

Ephrata is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Ephrata: (509)

The ZIP code for Ephrata: 98823<5>

Websites for Ephrata ...

Official Website: www.ephrata.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ephrata had an population of 8,120 people. This is an increase of 5.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ephrata had a population of 7,664 people (or 8.6% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Ephrata the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ephrata represents 0.11% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,664 people, the population of Ephrata increased 12.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,808 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ephrata ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ephrata - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Ephrata ...

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

• Moses Lake
  (18 miles [29 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 <6>
• Quincy
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <6>
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Grant County
• Soap Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soap Lake
  • Soap Lake is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soap Lake <6>
• Stratford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Grant County
• Mae
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
  • Mae is located in Grant County
• Cascade Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
  • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
• Palisades
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
  • Palisades is located in Douglas County
• George
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • George is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <6>
• Wilson Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 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 <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ephrata. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ephrata.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ephrata ...

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

Adding Ephrata to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ephrata 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 Ephrata was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Ephrata post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ephrata.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ephrata: www.ephrata.org/

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

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