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Welcome to Dallesport ...

Dallesport is located in Klickitat County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dallesport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

Dallesport is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dallesport: 509

The ZIP code for Dallesport: 98617<3>

Communities near Dallesport ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dallesport ...

Looking for more information about Dallesport? 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 Dallesport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dallesport.

Adding Dallesport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dallesport post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dallesport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Klickitat, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dallesport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Dallesport). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dallesport or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/