Welcome to Anderson Island ...

Anderson Island is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anderson Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1958.

A typical abbreviation for Anderson Island: Anderson Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

Anderson Island is located in the (253) area code.

The ZIP code for Anderson Island: 98303<2>

Communities near Anderson Island ...

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

• Tacoma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <3>
• Lakewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <3>
• Lacey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <3>
• Olympia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <3>
• Puyallup
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <3>
• University Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <3>
• Tumwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <3>
• Edgewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <3>
• Shelton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <3>
• Gig Harbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
  • Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <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 Anderson Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anderson Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anderson Island ...

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

Adding Anderson Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anderson Island in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Anderson Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Anderson Island post office opened in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anderson Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

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