| Moses Lake
2007 Population: 17,440
Zip Code Population:
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2000 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
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32,400 |
36,718 |
37,187 |
37,668 |
38,172 |
38,687 |
39,260 |
Major Industries
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Name: Genie Industries |
Employees: 800 |
| Product: Lift Equipment |
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| Name: J.R. Simplot |
Employees: 400 |
| Product: Processed Potatoes |
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| Name: Inflation Systems, Inc |
Employees: 245 |
| Product: Propellants/Air Bag |
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| Name: Solar Grade Silicon |
Employees: 160 |
| Product: Silicon Products |
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| Name: D&L Foundry |
Employees: 130 |
| Product: Gray Iron Castings |
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Transportation
Highways
-Interstate: I-90 goes along south city limits.
-State Highway: SR 17 goes through Moses Lake.
Rail
-Columbia Basin Railroad connects to Burlington Northern Railway main line at Connell (43 miles).
-Amtrak service daily in Ephrata (18 miles).
Truck Lines
-Major national/local lines: 7
-Overnight delivery within 500 miles: Yes
Airports
-Local airport: Moses Lake Municipal Airport serves private and crop duster planes with a runway of 1,800 ft.
-Regional airport: Grant County International Airport with Foreign Trade Zone & full-time Customs Agent & 1,700 acres of Industrial Park.
Scheduled passenger service connecting to Seattle provided by Horizon Airlines.
Also serves as training center for Japan Airlines & test site for Boeing.
Runway: 13,500 ft. / 10,000 ft.
Distance to Major Cities
Spokane: 98 Seattle: 176 Portland: 287
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