Welcome to Ritzville ...

The city of Ritzville is located in Adams County<1> and is the County Seat for Adams County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ritzville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ritzville has a population of 1,656 people<2> (see below for details).

Ritzville is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ritzville: (509)

The ZIP code for Ritzville: 99169<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ritzville had an population of 1,656 people. This is a decrease of 1.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ritzville had a population of 1,673 people (or 8.93% of the total population of Adams County). This makes Ritzville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ritzville represents 0.02% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 172nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,673 people, the population of Ritzville decreased 3.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,736 people).

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

Communities near Ritzville ...

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

• Lind
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lind
  • Lind is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lind <5>
• Mohler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler
  • Mohler is located in Lincoln County
• Odessa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <5>
• Lamont
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <5>
• Sprague
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Sprague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague <5>
• Harrington
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <5>
• Washtucna
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washtucna
  • Washtucna is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washtucna <5>
• Hooper
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Hooper is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <5>
• Bluestem
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
  • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
• Cunningham
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
  • Cunningham is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <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 Ritzville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ritzville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ritzville. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ritzville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ritzville ...

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

Adding Ritzville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ritzville post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ritzville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wa.us/

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