Welcome to Pomeroy ...

The city of Pomeroy is located in Garfield County<1> and is the County Seat for Garfield County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pomeroy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pomeroy has a population of 1,419 people<2> (see below for details).

Pomeroy is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Pomeroy: (509)

The ZIP code for Pomeroy: 99347<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pomeroy had an population of 1,419 people. This is a decrease of 0.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pomeroy had a population of 1,425 people (which is 62.89% of the total population of Garfield County). This makes Pomeroy the county's most populous community.

The population of Pomeroy represents 0.02% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 180th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,425 people, the population of Pomeroy decreased 6.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,517 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pomeroy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Pomeroy - they are located in California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Michigan, New Brunswick, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Pomeroy ...

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

• Gould City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Gould City is located in Garfield County
• Mayview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Mayview is located in Garfield County
• Peola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
  • Peola is located in Garfield County
• Delaney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
  • Delaney is located in Columbia County
• Silcott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silcott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
  • Silcott is located in Asotin County
• Dayton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
• Chambers
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Chambers is located in Whitman County
• Cloverland
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
• Colton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <6>
• Relief
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relief have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Relief is located in Columbia 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 Pomeroy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pomeroy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pomeroy ...

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

Adding Pomeroy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pomeroy post office opened in 1878.

We also found Pomeroy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pomeroy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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