Welcome to Dash Point ...

Dash Point is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dash Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Dash Point: Dash Pt.

Dash Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Dash Point: 253

Communities near Dash Point ...

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

• Tacoma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tacoma
  • From Dash Point to Tacoma
• Kent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kent
  • From Dash Point to Kent
• Renton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Renton
  • From Dash Point to Renton
• Federal Way
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Federal Way
  • From Dash Point to Federal Way
• Auburn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Auburn
  • From Dash Point to Auburn
• Lakewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lakewood
  • From Dash Point to Lakewood
• Burien
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burien
  • From Dash Point to Burien
• Puyallup
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Puyallup
  • From Dash Point to Puyallup
• Bremerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bremerton
  • From Dash Point to Bremerton
• University Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to University Place
  • From Dash Point to University Place

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dash Point ...

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

Adding Dash Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dash Point 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 Dash Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Dash Point post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dash Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dash Point. 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/