Welcome to Waterville ...

The town of Waterville is located in Douglas County<1> and is the County Seat for Douglas County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waterville has a population of 1,211 people<2> (see below for details).

Waterville is 2,620 feet [799 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Waterville is ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Waterville: (509)

The ZIP code for Waterville: 98801<4>

Websites for Waterville ...

Official Website: www.ci.waterville.wa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waterville had an population of 1,211 people. This is an increase of 6.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waterville had a population of 1,138 people. This makes Waterville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Waterville represents 0.02% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 191st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,138 people, the population of Waterville decreased 2.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,163 people).

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

Communities Also Named Waterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Waterville - they are located in Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts (2), Minnesota, New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec (2), Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Waterville ...

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

• Wenatchee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenatchee
  • Wenatchee is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenatchee <5>
• East Wenatchee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee
  • East Wenatchee is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Wenatchee <5>
• Chelan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelan
  • Chelan is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelan <5>
• Rock Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Entiat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entiat
  • Entiat is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Entiat <5>
• Orondo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orondo
  • Orondo is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orondo <5>
• Chelan Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelan Falls
  • Chelan Falls is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelan Falls <5>
• Withrow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
  • Withrow is located in Douglas County
• Beebe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Beebe is located in Douglas County
• Ardenvoir
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardenvoir
  • Ardenvoir is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardenvoir <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 Waterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterville ...

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

Adding Waterville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waterville post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Waterville: www.ci.waterville.wa.us/

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

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