Welcome to West Sound ...

West Sound is located on Orca Island.

West Sound is located in San Juan County<1>.

The location of West Sound has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sound, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for West Sound: W. Sound

West Sound is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for West Sound: (360)

Communities near West Sound ...

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

• Anacortes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <4>
• Friday Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Harbor
  • Friday Harbor is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friday Harbor <4>
• Shaw Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
  • Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
• Eastsound
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastsound
  • Eastsound is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastsound <4>
• Olga
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
  • Olga is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olga <4>
• Waldron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Waldron is located in San Juan County
• Lopez
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
  • Lopez is located in San Juan County
• Argyle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Argyle is located in San Juan County
• Roche Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche Harbor
  • Roche Harbor is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roche Harbor <4>
• Lopez Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
  • Lopez Island is located in San Juan County

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 West Sound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Sound.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Sound. 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 West Sound.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sound ...

Looking for more information about West Sound? 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 West Sound, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Sound.

Adding West Sound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Sound 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 West Sound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Sound post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Sound.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.wa.us/

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