Pasco, Washington

Pasco
Pasco City Hall
Pasco City Hall
Location of Pasco, Washington
Location of Pasco, Washington
Coordinates: 46°14′19″N 119°6′31″W / 46.23861°N 119.10861°W / 46.23861; -119.10861
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyFranklin
Founded1891
IncorporatedSeptember 3, 1891
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorPete Serrano[1]
 • City managerAdam Lincoln[2]
Area
 • City
37.50 sq mi (97.13 km2)
 • Land33.96 sq mi (87.95 km2)
 • Water3.54 sq mi (9.18 km2)
Elevation
387 ft (118 m)
Population
 • City
77,108
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
79,315
 • RankUS: 455th
WA: 16th
 • Density2,221.33/sq mi (857.67/km2)
 • Urban
255,401 (US: 157th)
 • Metro
311,469 (US: 165th)
 • CSA
370,975 (US: 103rd)
 • Tri-Cities
226,886
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
99301, 99302
Area code509
FIPS code53-53545
GNIS feature ID1513388[6]
Websitepasco-wa.gov

Pasco (/ˈpæsk/ PAS-koh) is a city in, and the county seat of, Franklin County, Washington, United States.[7] The population was 77,108 at the 2020 census,[4] and 79,315 as of the July 1, 2022 estimate.[5]

Pasco is one of three cities (the others being Kennewick and Richland) that make up Washington state's Tri-Cities region, a mid-sized metropolitan area of approximately 303,622 people.

  1. ^ "City Council". City of Pasco. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Pasco received 2 dozen applications for city manager, but this 1 stood out". Tri-City Herald. April 18, 2023. https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/politics-government/article274455980.html
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.