Spokane, Washington

Spokane, Washington
City
Flag
Nickname:  The Lilac City
Motto:  Creative by Nature
Coordinates: 47°39′32″N 117°25′30″W / 47.65889°N 117.42500°W / 47.65889; -117.42500
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Spokane
Founded	1873[1]
Incorporated	November 29, 1881
Founded by	James N. Glover[1]
Named for	Spokane people
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Lisa Brown
Area [2]
• City	69.50 sq mi (179.99 km2)
• Land	68.76 sq mi (178.09 km2)
• Water	0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2)
Elevation	1,843 ft (562 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	228,989
• Rank	US: 97th WA: 2nd
• Density	3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2)
• Urban	447,279 (US: 90th)
• Urban density	2,605.4/sq mi (1,006.0/km2)
• Metro	597,919 (US: 97th)
• CSA	781,497 (US: 70th)
Demonym	Spokanite
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	Zip codes[4] 99201, 99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99206, 99207, 99208, 99209 (PO BOX), 99210 (PO BOX), 99211 (PO BOX), 99212, 99213 (PO BOX), 99214 (PO BOX), 99215 (PO BOX), 99216, 99217, 99218, 99219 (PO BOX), 99220 (PO BOX), 99223, 99224, 99228 (PO BOX), 99251, 99252, 99256, 99258, 99260, 99299
Area code	509
Official tree	Ponderosa Pine
GNIS feature ID	1512683[5]
Website	my.spokanecity.org

Spokane (Pronounced: spoh-KAN)^[6] is a city in the U.S. state of Washington. Spokane is in the eastern half of the state, about 20 miles (32 km) from Idaho. Spokane is 92 miles (148 km) south of Canada.

Spokane is the second largest city in Washington, while Seattle is the largest. Spokane's nickname is the "Lilac City" because of how many of those flowers grow in the area.

The population of the city in 2020 was 228,989,^[3] and the population of the metro area of Spokane is 585,784.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Spokane History". City of Spokane. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Spokane city, Washington". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
4. ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
6. ↑ "Definition of SPOKANE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.