Welcome to Coupeville ...

The coastal town of Coupeville is located on Whidbey Island.

Coupeville is located in Island County<1> and is the County Seat for Island County.

The pronunciation of Coupeville: KOOP-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coupeville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coupeville has a population of 1,973 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Coupeville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Coupeville is within the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for Coupeville: 98239<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coupeville had an population of 1,973 people. This is an increase of 7.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coupeville had a population of 1,831 people. This makes Coupeville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Coupeville represents 0.03% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 164th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,831 people, the population of Coupeville increased 6.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,723 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Coupeville.

Communities near Coupeville ...

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

• Oak Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <6>
• Port Townsend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Townsend
  • Port Townsend is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Townsend <6>
• Stanwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <6>
• Langley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Langley is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <6>
• La Conner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
  • La Conner is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner <6>
• Camano
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camano
  • Camano is located in Island County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camano <6>
• Greenbank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
  • Greenbank is located in Island County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbank <6>
• Utsalady
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
  • Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
• Marrowstone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowstone
  • Marrowstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marrowstone <6>
• Nordland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordland
  • Nordland is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordland <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coupeville ...

Looking for more information about Coupeville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Coupeville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Coupeville.

Adding Coupeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coupeville 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 Coupeville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coupeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Island County: www.islandcounty.net/

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