Wheeler, Washington Explained

Official Name:Wheeler, Washington
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Label:Wheeler
Coordinates:47.1336°N -119.1753°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Grant
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.57
Area Land Km2:0.57
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:74
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:1275
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:98837 (Moses Lake)
Area Code:509
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:53-78050
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2807185

Wheeler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grant County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 74.[2]

The CDP is in the eastern part of the county, 5miles east of the center of Moses Lake. A spur of the BNSF Railway runs through Wheeler, serving various industries to the west of the community.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Washington . United States Census Bureau . October 26, 2021.
  2. Web site: Wheeler CDP, Washington: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 26, 2021.