Welcome to Quincy ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quincy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

When the people of Quincy refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Quincyan<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Quincy has a population of 8,006 people<3> (see below for details).

Quincy is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Quincy is within the boundaries of the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Quincy: 98848<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Quincy had an population of 8,006 people. This is an increase of 18.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 58.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Quincy had a population of 6,750 people (which is 7.57% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Quincy the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Quincy represents 0.1% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 100th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,750 people, the population of Quincy increased 33.82% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,044 people).

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

Communities Also Named Quincy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Quincy - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Quincy ...

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

• Ephrata
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Rock Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <6>
• George
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Palisades
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
  • Palisades is located in Douglas County
• Malaga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Malaga is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malaga <6>
• Lakeview
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (20 miles [32.2 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>
• Vantage
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage
  • Vantage is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vantage <6>
• Mae
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
  • Mae is located in Grant County
• Appleyard
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
  • Appleyard is located in Chelan 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 Quincy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quincy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quincy ...

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

Adding Quincy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quincy 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 Quincy was on a map titled Auto Trails Map - Washington and Oregon (from Rand McNally, 1925).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quincy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quincy. 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/