Official Name: | Ford, Washington |
Pushpin Map: | Washington |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Stevens |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 1785 |
Coordinates: | 47.9083°N -117.8058°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 99013 |
Area Code: | 509 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1504949 |
Ford is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. It is on Washington State Route 231 10.5miles south-southwest of Springdale. Ford has a post office with ZIP code 99013.[1] Ford has a nondenominational community church. A little-known historical monument commemorating the Tshimakain Mission stands just outside of the main town.
Ford is located in southern Stevens County, approximately five miles north of the Spokane River which serves as the county's southern border. Tshimakain Creek flows into Chamokane Creek at Ford, which flows from the northwest across the Walkers Prairie through Ford and ultimately into the Spokane River.[2] Chamokane Creek serves as the boundary of the Spokane Indian Reservation, which is located immediately west of Ford.[3]
Washington State Route 231 is the main road through Ford.[4]
Ford is located in a mountainous area at the base of Happy Hill, which rises more than 600 feet immediately to the southeast of the community. The northeast–southwest trending Walkers Prairie and valley floor along which Chamokane Creek flows is relatively flat and at an elevation of between 1,700 and 1,800 feet above sea level in the vicinity of the community.