Manson, Washington

Manson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chelan County in the U.S. state of Washington. It was named in 1912 for Manson F. Backus, president of the Lake Chelan Land Company.^[2] Manson is located in the north-central portion of the state on the north shore of Lake Chelan, approximately 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the city of Chelan.

View of Manson from Wapato Point

Manson, Washington
Census-designated place
Aerial view of Manson
Manson
Coordinates: 47°52′32″N 120°09′42″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Chelan
Area
• Total	1.25 sq mi (3.25 km2)
• Land	1.25 sq mi (3.25 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,102 ft (336 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,523
• Density	1,171/sq mi (452.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98831
Area code	509
GNIS feature ID	2586739[1]
FIPS code	53-42835

Manson is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The USPS ZIP code for Manson is 98831. As of the 2020 census, the population in the Manson was 1,523.^[3] 2010 was the first year that Manson was tracked by the census bureau.

Manson is home to a number of wineries.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,468		—
2020	1,523		3.7%