Mead, Washington

About Mead

Set in the eastern part of Washington, Mead is a small unincorporated community.

Mead holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.26 square miles.

📰 Mead News Today

• Forward progress stopped on over 900-acre fire near Mead KXLY.com · Aug 2
• Crews make progess on the Fairview Fire burning in Mead KREM · Aug 1
• ‘Just smoke and ash and fire’: Crews make progress battling Fairview fire near Mead - The Spokesman-Review The Spokesman-Review · Aug 2
• Level 3 evacuations expanded for 979-acre Fairview Fire in Mead | Spokane News NonStop Local KHQ · Aug 1
• Lake Mead, the nation’s biggest reservoir, hits lowest level on record The Washington Post · Aug 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mead Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• 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 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mead

• Bruchi’s
• Coffee Can — coffee shop (café)
• Domino’s — pizza
• Cinola Bar and Grill
• Colbert Trading Company
• Highway Grind — coffee shop (café)
• Maw Phin — thai
• Northside Espresso — coffee shop (café)
• consessons (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cat Tales Zoological Park · Zoo
• Northside Family Aquatics Facility · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mead

• Haynes Estate Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bidwell Park reviews ★
• Brighton Place Park reviews ★
• Fossil Park reviews ★
• Gleneden Park reviews ★
• Peone Creek Park reviews ★
• The Rewilding project · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Winfield Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Mead

• Colbert Elementary School
• Creekside Elementary School
• Mead Open Doors
• Meadow Ridge Elementary
• Midway Elementary
• Mountainside Middle School
• Mt Spokane High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mead

🏘️ Nearby Communities