Colfax, Washington

Colfax
City
Colfax, looking north
Location of Colfax, Washington
Coordinates: 46°53′N 117°22′W / 46.883°N 117.367°W / 46.883; -117.367
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Whitman
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	James Retzer
• City administrator	Chris Mathis
Area [1]
• Total	3.78 sq mi (9.79 km2)
• Land	3.78 sq mi (9.79 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	1,972 ft (601 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,782
• Density	736.2/sq mi (284.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	99111
Area code	509
FIPS code	53-13785
GNIS feature ID	1533329[3]
Website	http://www.colfaxwa.org/

Colfax is a city and the county seat of Whitman County, Washington, United States.^[4] The population was 2,782 at the 2020 census, making Colfax the second largest city in Whitman County behind Pullman.^[5] It is situated amidst wheat-covered hills in a valley at the confluence of the north and south forks of the Palouse River. U.S. Route 195, which forms the town's main street, intersects with State Route 26 at the north end of town; in the past, Colfax also lay at the junction of three major railway lines. It is part of the Pullman–Moscow combined statistical area. It was named after Schuyler Colfax, the vice president from 1869–73.