Welcome to Republic ...

The city of Republic is located in Ferry County<1> and is the County Seat for Ferry County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Republic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Republic has a population of 1,073 people<2> (see below for details).

Republic is 2,600 feet [792 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Republic is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Republic lies within the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Republic: 99166<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Republic had an population of 1,073 people (or an increase of 12.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Republic had a population of 1,073 people (which is 14.21% of the total population of Ferry County). This makes Republic the county's most populous community.

The population of Republic represents 0.02% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 195th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,073 people, the population of Republic increased 12.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 954 people).

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

Communities Also Named Republic ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Republic - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Republic ...

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

• Malo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malo
  • Malo is located in Ferry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malo <5>
• Bodie ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
  • Bodie is located in Okanogan County
• Curlew
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
  • Curlew is located in Ferry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curlew <5>
• Midway
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <5>
• Danville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Ferry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Boundary Falls
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Falls
• Barstow
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
  • Barstow is located in Ferry County
• Blue Town ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Town
  • Blue Town is located in Stevens County
• Orient
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Ferry County
• Synarep
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synarep
  • Synarep is located in Okanogan 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 Republic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Republic.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Republic. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Republic.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Republic ...

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

Adding Republic to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Republic post office opened in 1897.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Republic.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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