Welcome to Kettle Falls ...

The city of Kettle Falls is located on Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (central Washington state).

Kettle Falls is located in Stevens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kettle Falls, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kettle Falls has a population of 1,632 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Kettle Falls is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kettle Falls lies within the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Kettle Falls: 99141<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kettle Falls had an population of 1,632 people. This is an increase of 2.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kettle Falls had a population of 1,595 people. This makes Kettle Falls the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Kettle Falls represents 0.02% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 176th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,595 people, the population of Kettle Falls increased 4.45% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,527 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kettle Falls.

Communities Also Named Kettle Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kettle Falls - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Kettle Falls ...

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

• Colville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colville
  • Colville is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colville <5>
• Evans
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <5>
• Pinkney City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
  • Pinkney City is located in Stevens County
• Barstow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
  • Barstow is located in Ferry County
• Rice
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Stevens County
• Daisy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Stevens County
• Marble
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Stevens County
• Addy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addy
  • Addy is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addy <5>
• Orient
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Ferry County
• Gifford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <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 Kettle Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kettle Falls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kettle Falls ...

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

Adding Kettle Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kettle Falls 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 Kettle Falls was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kettle Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

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