Nass, Washington
Nass Spur[1]
Unincorporated community
Nass, Washington is located in Yakima County
Nass, Washington
Nass, Washington
Location of Nass, Washington
Nass, Washington is located in Washington (state)
Nass, Washington
Nass, Washington
Nass, Washington (Washington (state))
Coordinates: 46°20′19″N 120°08′46″W / 46.3387411°N 120.1461598°W / 46.3387411; -120.1461598[2]
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyYakima
Elevation
[3]
741 ft (226 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98932
Area code509
GNIS feature ID1511176[3]

Nass is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately one mile east of Granger.

The community developed around a spur of the Northern Pacific Railway Company line. According to railroad historians, NASS stands for National Agricultural Statistics Service, although the community may have been named after people in the area with a last name of Nass.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Station Roster Master List: Nass". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Nass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.


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