Nine Mile Falls, Washington
Nine Mile Falls is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington and Stevens County, Washington, United States. The community straddles the Spokane River away from downtown Spokane, at the location of a former falls that has been the site of Nine Mile Dam since 1908. Following the river, the community is located downstream from downtown. Nine Mile Falls has a post office with ZIP code 99026. Geography As the name suggests, the community is located nine miles northwest of Downtown Spokane along the Spokane River. That naming convention can also be seen in the nearby community of Seven Mile and the Spokane neighborhood of Five Mile Prairie. Unlike those two, however, Nine Mile Falls is not part of the contiguous built up urban and suburban area surrounding Spokane. Suburban sprawl comes within two miles of the community, but does not directly about it, making Nine Mile Falls an exurb of Spokane. The community is located along Washington State Route 291, known in the area as Nine Mile Road, which follows the route of the river. Traveling from Spokane, visitors first encounter the eastern portion of the community. The western portion of the community across the river is accessed by turning