Welcome to Mesa ...

The city of Mesa is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mesa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mesa has a population of 510 people<2> (see below for details).

Mesa is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mesa lies within the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Mesa: 99343<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mesa had an population of 510 people. This is an increase of 4.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mesa had a population of 489 people. This makes Mesa the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 489 people, the population of Mesa increased 15.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 425 people).

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

Communities Also Named Mesa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Mesa - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (4), Idaho, Mississippi, New Mexico (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Mesa ...

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

• Othello
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
  • Othello is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Othello <5>
• Connell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connell
  • Connell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connell <5>
• Hatton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Hatton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <5>
• Basin City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin City
  • Basin City is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin City <5>
• Eltopia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eltopia
  • Eltopia is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eltopia <5>
• Cunningham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
  • Cunningham is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <5>
• Windust
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
  • Windust is located in Franklin County
• Kahlotus
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahlotus
  • Kahlotus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahlotus <5>
• Pasco
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
  • Pasco is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <5>
• Richland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <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 Mesa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mesa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mesa ...

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

Adding Mesa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mesa post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mesa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.wa.us/

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