East Olympia, Washington

East Olympia is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The community is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southeast of downtown Olympia.

East Olympia, Washington
Unincorporated community
East Olympia, Washington is located in Washington (state)
East Olympia, Washington
East Olympia, Washington
Coordinates: 46°58′03″N 122°50′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyThurston
Elevation
220 ft (70 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98540
Area code360
GNIS feature ID1504649[1]

History

The Olympia area's station on Amtrak's Coast Starlight line was located in East Olympia before it moved to Lacey in 1994.[2]

Rural lands immediately southeast of the community were under consideration, beginning in 2022, for a proposed new airport to "help meet commercial and cargo demand" for Washington state.[3][4]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, East Olympia has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Olympia, Washington
  2. "Centennial Station - Lacey, Washington". Waymarking.com. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  3. Mikkelsen, Drew (November 10, 2022). "Thurston County residents concerned over proposed airport site". King5 News. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  4. Bilbao, Martin. "Proposed Airport in Rural Thurston County Will Remain Under Consideration for Now". The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington). The Olympian. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  5. Climate Summary for East Olympia, Washington


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