Chelan County, Washington
County seat: Wenatchee · Population 81,941 (2025) · 2,921 sq mi
Chelan County is the 17th most populous of Washington's 39 counties, with 81,941 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Wenatchee. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Chelan County facts
- County seat
- Wenatchee
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 81,941 +3.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 2,921 sq mi 3rd largest of 39
- Water area
- 73 sq mi
- Population density
- 28 per sq mi
- Established
- 1899
- Named after
- Chelan people indigenous people of the Northwest USA
- Largest city
- Wenatchee 35,547
- Median household income
- $82,381
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 4 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 14
- Time zone
- Pacific
- FIPS code
- 53007
Cities and towns in Chelan County
Chelan County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Chelan County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenatchee (county seat) | City | 35,547 | |
| Chelan | City | 4,494 | |
| Leavenworth | City | 3,373 | |
| Cashmere | City | 3,326 | |
| Entiat | City | 1,576 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyslope | 3,706 | |
| Manson | 1,462 | |
| South Wenatchee | 1,226 | |
| Chelan Falls | 233 |
ZIP codes in Chelan County
14 ZIP codes reach into Chelan County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 98801
- 98811
- 98815
- 98816 also Okanogan County
- 98817
- 98821
- 98822
- 98826
- 98828 also Kittitas County
- 98831
- 98836
- 98846 also Okanogan County
- 98847
- 98852
Population of Chelan County, 2020–2025
Chelan County grew by 2,795 people (+3.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 140 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,963 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 79,302 |
| 2021 | 79,856 |
| 2022 | 80,011 |
| 2023 | 80,341 |
| 2024 | 81,382 |
| 2025 | 81,941 |
Neighboring counties
- Okanogan County northeast · 45,230 people
- Douglas County east · 46,473 people
- Kittitas County south · 48,803 people
- Snohomish County west · 870,656 people
- Skagit County northwest · 132,975 people
- King County southwest · 2,344,939 people
Printable Chelan County map
The PDF is a vector file with real text: it prints sharp on Letter paper and you can search it for a town. The PNG is 2400 pixels wide for slides and documents. Both are free to use with a credit to WhichCounty.
- PDF (Letter) (176 KB)
- PNG (2400 px) (121 KB)
Paste this code to embed the map on your site:
Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
Back to the Washington county map with all 39 counties. Found an error? Tell us.