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 / 46.96750°N 122.83556°W / 46.96750; -122.83556
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]

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.

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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