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
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 [2]	1,995 ft (608 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• 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	2410191[2]
Website	colfaxwa.org

Colfax is a city in and the county seat of Whitman County, Washington, United States.^[4] The population was 179 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 of the United States from 1869 to 1873.