Nespelem, Washington

About Nespelem

Nespelem is a tiny community in northeastern Washington counting 200 people who proudly call it home.

Nespelem holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.19 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,053 residents per square mile.

📰 Nespelem News Today

• Level 3 (Go Now) evacuations for the town of Nespelem due to the Kaiser Canyon Fire KXLY.com · Jul 25
• The Colville Tribes are grieving thousands of acres of sacred land torched in a raging wildfire: ‘Something happened to Mother Earth’ - The Spokesman-Review The Spokesman-Review · Jul 22
• Kaiser Canyon Fire Destroys Homes in Nespelem, Washington KXLY.com · Jul 21
• Wildfires continue in Washington, Kaiser Canyon Fire the largest with 136K acres burned KOMO · Aug 7
• Kaiser Canyon Fire surpasses 71,000 acres as temps soar into the 90s in central Washington KING5.com · Jul 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Nespelem Unique

• The only place in America named Nespelem — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.19 sq mi.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northeastern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏫 Schools in Nespelem

• Nespelem Elementary
• Nespelem High School

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

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