Editing Omak, Washington (section)

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Omak, WA - bridge across the Okanagan River.jpg|thumb|right|[[Washington State Route 215]] along Omak Avenue as a spur route]]

The 2010 census estimated that 89.3 percent of residents in Omak commuted to work by automobile; more than the state average of 72.4 percent. Four percent of residents [[carpool]]ed; fewer than Washington's average. 3.8 percent walked; close to the state average. The median time to travel to work was 11.5 minutes, less than the state average of 25.5 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211753/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=May 4, 2013 }}</ref> In the late 1960s, U.S. Route 97 was rerouted to the east and Downtown Omak was bypassed. Large signs located just off U.S. Route 97 promote the city's central business district.<ref name="spi" />

Washington State Route 215 runs north–south through Omak, connecting the city to Okanogan {{convert|4|miles|km|spell=in}} to the south. U.S. Route 97 and [[Washington State Route 20|State Route 20]] also run north–south through Omak, connecting the municipality to Okanogan {{convert|5|miles|km}} south along this route and [[Brewster, Washington|Brewster]] {{convert|32|miles|km}} south, [[Nespelem, Washington|Nespelem]] {{convert|35|miles|km}} southeast is connected to the community by the east–west [[Washington State Route 155|State Route 155]], before it becomes a spur route and continues west along Omak Avenue to terminate into State Route 215.<ref name="WSDOT-Map"/> The residential areas are separated from the industrial sector and the highway by backroads near the major highways. Omak's central business district is connected by several spur routes along municipal roads, such as Riverside Drive, Main Street and Okoma Drive.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

[[File:Omak NASA view.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Omak and [[Okanogan County, Washington|Okanogan County]]]]

Omak has rail, air, and bus services for regional and state transportation. Rail lines from Cascade and Columbia River Railroad enter Omak from Oroville in the north and Wenatchee in the south. The line interchanges with [[BNSF Railway]] in the Wenatchee area.<ref name="Kirk">[[#Kirk|Kirk (2003)]], p. 69</ref> The City of Omak operates the [[general aviation|general]] [[Omak Airport]]. The paved runway is the third largest in central Washington.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omakcity.com/airport.html |title=Omak City Airport |publisher=City of Omak |access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref> The airport provides three daily charter flights, except on Saturdays and Sundays.<ref name="airport" /> [[Wings for Christ Airport]] and [[Mid-Valley Hospital|Mid-Valley Hospital EMS Heliport]] are private aviation ports.<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=0WN9|use=PR|own=PR|site=26330.02*A}}. [[Federal Aviation Administration]]. Retrieved February 21, 2013.</ref><ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=9WA5|use=PR|own=PR|site=26330.01*H}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved February 21, 2013.</ref> The closest commercial airports are located in Penticton and [[East Wenatchee, Washington|East Wenatchee]].{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition provides bus services in the city,<ref>{{cite web |first=Leanne |last=Whitener |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/fulltext/m0000/TransitSummary/okanogan.pdf |title=Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition – Current Operations |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |year=2011 |access-date=January 26, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.octn.org/about-us/ |title=About us |publisher=[[Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition]] |access-date=February 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416221431/http://www.octn.org/about-us/ |archive-date=April 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and the federal [[Amtrak]] and [[Greyhound Lines]] maintain bus stops there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am%2Fam2Station%2FStation_Page&code=OMW |title=Stations – Omak, WA – Bus Stop (OMW) |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |access-date=April 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greyhound.com/en/locations/terminal.aspx?city=780615 |title=Omak, Washington |publisher=[[Greyhound Lines]] |access-date=April 14, 2013}}</ref>

The 30-bed [[Mid-Valley Hospital]] provides medical services, including a 24-hour emergency medical service, ambulance service, nursing care, a birthing center, and a trauma center.<ref name="offer">{{cite web |url=http://www.mvhealth.org/hospital-services |title=Hospital Services |publisher=[[Mid-Valley Hospital|Mid-Valley Medical Group]] |access-date=February 20, 2013 |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701010645/http://www.mvhealth.org/hospital-services |url-status=dead }}</ref> The facility employs 10 physicians and dentists, 20 registered nurses and two licensed practical nurses.<ref name="hospital">{{cite news |url=http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/wa/mid-valley-hospital-6910455 |title=Mid-Valley Hospital in Omak, Washington |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |location=New York |date=April 1, 2012 |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> Established in July 2000, Okanogan Behavioral Healthcare serves the city as an alternative medical facility.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.okbhc.org/ |title=Welcome to Okanogan Behavioral HealthCare (OBHC) |publisher=Okanogan Behavioral Healthcare |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> Numerous nursing homes, including Rosegarden Care Center, New LifeStyles and The Source for Seniors, operate in Omak.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yellowpages.com/omak-wa/nursing-homes?g=Omak%2C+WA&q=Nursing+homes |title=Omak nursing homes |publisher=Yellow Pages |access-date=February 21, 2013}}</ref> The city's clinic was constructed in 1996 using $4,800,000 of local funds.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clinic to build $4.8&nbsp;million facility |work=Wenatchee Business Journal |date=June 1, 1996}}</ref> The City of Omak measures residents' drinking water use and provides storm drains, solid waste, and garbage services since 1984. Residents under 60 are charged a 10 percent utility tax on purchases.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omakcity.com/city_utilities.html |title=Omak City Utilities |publisher=City of Omak |access-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref> Electricity is supplied by Okanogan County Public Utility District,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.okanoganpud.org/electric |title=Electric – Okanogan PUD #1 of Okanogan County |publisher=Okanogan County Public Utility District |access-date=April 10, 2013}}</ref> and natural gas by [[UGI Corporation|Amerigas]]. Other utility companies serving Omak include [[AT&T]] (telephone);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yellowpages.com/omak-wa/mip/at-t-473810151 |title=AT&T in Omak, Washington |publisher=Yellow Pages |access-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref> and [[Comcast]] (telephone, Internet, and cable television).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yellowpages.com/omak-wa/comcast |title=Comcast in Omak, Washington |publisher=Yellow Pages |access-date=February 27, 2013 |archive-date=July 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718052324/http://www.yellowpages.com/omak-wa/comcast |url-status=dead }}</ref>