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Notable locations in Ephrata: Ephrata Substation (A), Grant County Fire District 5 Station 14 (B), Grant County Fire District 13 (C), Grant County Courthouse (D), Ephrata Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Ephrata include: Oasis Park (1), Parkway Park (2), Ephrata Heights Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Grant County Historical Museum (742 Basin Street Northwest), All Aboard for Travel (Tours & Charters; 48 Basin Street Northwest).
Hotels: Best Western Rama Inn (1818 Basin Street Southwest), Columbia Motel (1257 Basin Street Southwest), Ephrata Inn Motel (848 Basin St Sw).
Court: Grant County - District Court Judge- Courthouse- Commissioners- Aud (Courthouse).
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Grant County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ephrata and their reported violations in the past:
WINCHESTER WB REST AREA (Address: 804 Basin Ave  , Population served: 1800, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
QUINCY VALLEY REST AREA (Address: 804 Basin Ave , Population served: 1480, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
WINCHESTER WASTEWAY REST AREA EB (Address: 804 Basin Ave , Population served: 1290, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
EPHRATA RACEWAY PARK (Population served: 700, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
WILLOW DRIVE NURSERY WAREHOUSE OFF. (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
CRESTVIEW WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 32, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and FEB-13-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-13-2006)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and DEC-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and DEC-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and MAR-22-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1999 to MAR-22-2001)
- 11 routine major monitoring violations
- 52 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
STARS AND STRIPES RV PARK (Population served: 9, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-31-1996), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1996), St BCA signed (JAN-09-1997)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-30-1996), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1996), St BCA signed (JAN-09-1997)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-31-1996), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1996), St BCA signed (JAN-09-1997)
RIMROCK MEADOWS (Population served: 5, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.0%
(16.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 48.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 61.5% for other race residents, 17.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Washington: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 67.1% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
| This city: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ephrata, WA
People in group quarters in Ephrata:
- 173 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 29 people in nursing homes
- 23 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 13 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 13 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 11 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 2 people in other workers' dormitories
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Ephrata compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Ephrata (2011 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Ephrata Branch at 121 Basin Street, N. W., branch established on 1954/01/04. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Ephrata Branch at 109 West Division Ave, branch established on 1976/07/01. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- AmericanWest Bank: Ephrata Financial Center at 261 Basin Street Sw, branch established on 1989/06/15. Info updated 2011/12/12: Bank assets: $2,274.6 mil, Deposits: $1,889.1 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 76 total offices, Holding Company: Skbhc Holdings Llc
- Washington Trust Bank: Ephrata Branch at 12 Basin Street, N.W., branch established on 1967/05/08. Info updated 2009/02/17: Bank assets: $4,172.4 mil, Deposits: $3,522.4 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices, Holding Company: W.T.b. Financial Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Ephrata, Washington:
- Ephrata Travelodge, 31 Basin St SW, Ephrata, WA 98823 , Phone: (509) 754-4651
- Best Western Rama Inn, 1818 Basin St SW, Ephrata, WA 98837 , Phone: (509) 754-7111, Fax: (509) 754-7171
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Ephrata, Washington
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (98%)
- Wood (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Religion statistics for Ephrata (based on Grant County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.20%
| Here | | 43.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 40.2% | 17.6% | 7.1% | 5.5% | 3.4% |
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| Congregations | 7.7% | 16.2% | 3.4% | 10.3% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 15.8% |
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| Congregations | 0.9% | 6.0% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 41.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 18 | Grant County: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | This county: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13 | Grant County: | 1.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43 | Grant County: | 5.22 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 50 | Here: | 6.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.0% | | Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Grant County: | 30.6% | | Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.6% | | State: | 13.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $10,367 | $41,468 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $11,690 | $70,140 | 8 | $1,900 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $57,908 | $53,454 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $9,245 | $36,980 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $4,770 | $57,240 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,632 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $25,339 | $50,678 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $9,161 | $54,966 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $14,527 | $43,581 | 21 | $5,924 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $12,636 | $50,544 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $25,107 | $50,214 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
43 | $180,750 | $50,442 | 30 | $9,456 |
Ephrata government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,130,000 ($146.51)
Solid Waste Management: $713,000 ($92.44)
All Other: $667,000 ($86.48)
Parks & Recreation: $51,000 ($6.61)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $37,000 ($4.80)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($0.52)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($0.13)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $894,000 ($115.91)
General - Other: $514,000 ($66.64)
Health Services - Other: $493,000 ($63.92)
Water Utilities: $420,000 ($54.45)
Sewerage: $374,000 ($48.49)
Financial Administration: $340,000 ($44.08)
Parks & Recreation: $263,000 ($34.10)
Fire Protection: $225,000 ($29.17)
Regular Highways: $212,000 ($27.49)
Solid Waste Management: $144,000 ($18.67)
Central Staff Services: $114,000 ($14.78)
General Public Buildings: $68,000 ($8.82)
Housing & Community Development: $64,000 ($8.30)
Judicial and Legal Services: $59,000 ($7.65)
Libraries: $26,000 ($3.37)
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000 ($1.04)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000 ($0.39)
- General - Interest on Debt: $445,000 ($57.69)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $152,000 ($19.71)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,422,000 ($962.27)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $118,000 ($15.30)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,345,000 ($174.38)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,738,000 ($743.94)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $457,000 ($59.25)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $212,000 ($27.49)
Property Sale Other: $96,000 ($12.45)
Rents: $55,000 ($7.13)
Special Assessments: $19,000 ($2.46)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $1,504,000 ($195.00)
Regular Highways: $415,000 ($53.81)
Fire Protection: $58,000 ($7.52)
General - Other: $21,000 ($2.72)
Financial Administration: $7,000 ($0.91)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($0.26)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,777,000 ($489.69)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $953,000 ($123.56)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $58,000 ($7.52)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $354,000 ($45.90)
All Other: $264,000 ($34.23)
General Support: $59,000 ($7.65)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $830,000 ($107.61)
Property: $806,000 ($104.50)
Public Utilities: $487,000 ($63.14)
NEC: $108,000 ($14.00)
Other Selective Sales: $59,000 ($7.65)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,199,000 ($285.10)
6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,980 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.61% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)| Grant County: | 0.05% | | Washington average: | 0.26% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,395 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.85% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ephrata:
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KULE (730 AM; 1 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KWIQ (1020 AM; 3 kW; MOSES LAKE NORTH, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KBSN (1470 AM; 5 kW; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: KSEM, INC.)
- KPQ (560 AM; 5 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KWNC (1370 AM; 1 kW; QUINCY, WA; Owner: WEST COAST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ephrata:
- KULE-FM (92.3 FM; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLWS (91.5 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KTAC (93.9 FM; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KWWW-FM (96.7 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC..)
- KZML (95.9 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KNWR (90.7 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KPQ-FM (102.1 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K226AK (93.1 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- K232AN (94.3 FM; EPHRATA, ETC., WA; Owner: ROBERT M. BERRY)
- K280BI (103.9 FM; EPHRATA, ETC., WA; Owner: ROBERT M. BERRY)
- K296BP (107.1 FM; EPHRATA, ETC., WA; Owner: ROBERT M. BERRY)
- KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
- KKRV (104.7 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KPLW (89.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
- KOHO-FM (101.1 FM; LEAVENWORTH, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KEYG-FM (98.5 FM; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMLW (88.3 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- K204DH (88.7 FM; HANFORD, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KOZI-FM (93.5 FM; CHELAN, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ephrata:
- K11EY (Channel 11; SOAP LAKE, ETC., WA; Owner: PEOPLES TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K08CN (Channel 8; SOAP LAKE, ETC., WA; Owner: PEOPLES TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K41FI (Channel 41; SOAP LAKE, WA; Owner: PEOPLES TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K46FA (Channel 46; SOAP LAKE, WA; Owner: PEOPLES TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Ephrata, Washington:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 24
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Washington average:
- Fatal accident count: 114
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 170
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 51
- Fatalities: 122
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 289
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 18
See more detailed statistics of Ephrata fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $111,000
Total average daily traffic: 13,006
Total average daily truck traffic: 959
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 19,842
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Ephrata, WA
| Most common first names in Ephrata, WA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 62 | 76.0 years |
| William | 51 | 73.3 years |
| Robert | 51 | 71.1 years |
| Mary | 41 | 79.4 years |
| James | 40 | 74.0 years |
| George | 32 | 78.6 years |
| Charles | 28 | 77.4 years |
| Ruth | 27 | 82.0 years |
| Margaret | 23 | 80.7 years |
| Richard | 21 | 62.5 years |
| Most common last names in Ephrata, WA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 25 | 78.7 years |
| Anderson | 22 | 78.0 years |
| Smith | 20 | 77.7 years |
| Davis | 16 | 72.8 years |
| Nelson | 14 | 76.1 years |
| Miller | 10 | 76.5 years |
| Taylor | 9 | 73.1 years |
| Meyer | 9 | 78.7 years |
| Moore | 9 | 81.7 years |
| Wilson | 9 | 76.4 years |
| Businesses in Ephrata, WA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Safeway | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Starbucks | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Subway | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Travelodge | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Vons | 1 |
| RadioShack | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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