East Olympia, Washington

East Olympia, Washington
Unincorporated community
East Olympia, Washington
Coordinates: 46°58′03″N 122°50′08″W / 46.96750°N 122.83556°WCoordinates: 46°58′03″N 122°50′08″W / 46.96750°N 122.83556°W
Country United States
State Washington
County Thurston
Elevation 220 ft (70 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 98540
Area code(s) 360
GNIS feature ID 1504649[1]

East Olympia is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, United States. East Olympia is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southeast of downtown Olympia. East Olympia has a post office with ZIP code 98540.[2] The Olympia area's station on Amtrak's Coast Starlight line was located in East Olympia before it moved to Lacey in 1994.[3]

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.[4]

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