Colfax, Washington

About Colfax

Colfax is a small town in eastern Washington counting 2,692 people who proudly call it home.

Colfax holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.78 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 712 residents per square mile.

📰 Colfax News Today

• Palouse River Wildfire near Colfax prompts Level 3 (Go Now!) Evacuations KREM · Aug 12
• Wildfires prompt evacuations at Malden, Rosalia, Colfax Capital Press · Aug 10
• Wildfire evacuations near Colfax downgraded KXLY.com · Aug 9
• Colfax High School (WA) Basketball MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Palouse River Wildfire near Colfax, Washington prompts Level 3 (Go Now!) Evacuations Yahoo · Aug 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Colfax Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Colfax — but the Washington one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Colfax

• 165 Brew LLC — coffee shop (café)
• Eddie's Chinese and American — chinese
• Imperial Chinese Cuisine — chinese
• Shotz Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Top Notch Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Codger Pole · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Colfax

• 6th Street Bridge Park reviews ★
• Codger Park reviews ★
• Colfax Little League Park reviews ★
• Eells Park reviews ★
• Hamilton Park reviews ★
• McDonald Park reviews ★
• Schmuck Park reviews ★
• Stan Mcclintock Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Colfax

• Colfax High School
• Leonard M Jennings Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Whitman Hospital And Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Colfax

🏘️ Nearby Communities