Welcome to Moses Lake ...

The city of Moses Lake is located in Grant County<1>.

Moses Lake was established in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Moses Lake: Moses Lk.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Moses Lake for more information about variations on the name of Moses Lake.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Moses Lake has a population of 23,963 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Moses Lake is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Moses Lake is located in the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Moses Lake: 98837<4>

Websites for Moses Lake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.moseslake.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Moses Lake, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Moses Lake had an population of 23,963 people. This is an increase of 17.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 60.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moses Lake had a population of 20,366 people (which is 22.85% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Moses Lake the county's most populous community.

The population of Moses Lake represents 0.3% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 46th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,366 people, the population of Moses Lake increased 36.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14,953 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Moses Lake.

Communities near Moses Lake ...

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

• Ephrata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <5>
• Warden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden
  • Warden is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warden <5>
• Mae
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
  • Mae is located in Grant County
• Ruff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
  • Ruff is located in Grant County
• Lakeview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Grant County
• Soap Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Stratford
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Grant County
• Othello
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Wilson Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Royal City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
  • Royal City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal City <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 Moses Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moses Lake.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moses Lake. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Moses Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moses Lake ...

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

Adding Moses Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moses Lake 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 Moses Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Moses Lake post office opened in 1906.

We also found Moses Lake on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moses Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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