Chelan FallsWA
233 people live in this town, settled in 1891.
Is Chelan Falls a good place to live?
Chelan Falls’ median age is 24.8 years, below both the Washington town median (38.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 3 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a lower January low than Chelan Falls. Chelan Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
233 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Chelan Falls: who provides what
Chelan Falls is unincorporated, so Chelan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Chelan Falls.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Chelan Falls: avalanches
FEMA puts just over half of Chelan Falls’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 26% to inland flooding. Compared with 89% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Chelan Falls has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Just 2% of Chelan Falls’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Chelan (36%), Wenatchee (5%) and Kent (4%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
20% of Chelan Falls is conserved land
Chelan Falls’ trail network density is 1.7 miles per square mile. 0.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 23 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chelan Falls Park | 0.5 mi | 20 |
| 2. Chelan Falls Powerhouse Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Chelan Falls is
CDC measures, 31 in all: Chelan Falls beats Washington on 1 and trails on 18. Among adults here, 67% had a checkup this year. In Chelan Falls, 25% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 19% worry about having enough food.
| Chelan Falls | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 71% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 17% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 10% | 14% |
| What stands out | Chelan Falls | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 21.4% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Chelan Falls
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Chelan Falls; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Chelan Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
98% of working residents leave Chelan Falls for work
Where Chelan Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Chelan Falls
Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Chelan Falls is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population was 340 at the 2020 census. Chelan Falls is located on the Columbia River at the mouth of the Chelan River, 5 miles (8 km) south-southeast of Chelan. Chelan Falls has a post office with ZIP code 98817.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- ZIP code
- 98817
- Area code
- 509
Questions about Chelan Falls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chelan Falls, WA a good place to live?
Chelan Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.