Welcome to Tampico ...

Tampico is located in Yakima County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tampico, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Tampico is 2,120 feet [646 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tampico is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Tampico lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Tampico: (509)

Communities Also Named Tampico ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Tampico - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Montana (2), Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tampico.

Communities near Tampico ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tampico.

• Yakima
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yakima
  • Yakima is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yakima <3>
• Selah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selah
  • Selah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selah <3>
• Union Gap
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Gap
  • Union Gap is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Gap <3>
• Tieton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tieton
  • Tieton is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tieton <3>
• Naches
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naches
  • Naches is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naches <3>
• Harrah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
  • Harrah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <3>
• Gromore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gromore
  • Gromore is located in Yakima County
• Wiley City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley City
  • Wiley City is located in Yakima County
• Ahtanum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahtanum
  • Ahtanum is located in Yakima County
• Cowiche
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowiche
  • Cowiche is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowiche <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tampico. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tampico.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tampico. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tampico.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tampico. See our Newspapers Page for Tampico.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tampico ...

Looking for more information about Tampico? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tampico, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tampico.

Adding Tampico to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tampico in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tampico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tampico post office opened in 1884.

We also found Tampico in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tampico.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tampico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/