Welcome to Edison ...

Edison is located in Skagit County<1>.

The location of Edison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Edison is near sea level<3>.

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

Edison is within the boundaries of the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Edison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Edison: This one is located in Skagit County and the other is located in Pierce County.

Beyond Washington, there are 18 communities that are also named Edison - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edison.

Communities near Edison ...

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

• Bellingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Anacortes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Sedro - Woolley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedro - Woolley
  • Sedro - Woolley is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedro - Woolley <4>
• Burlington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• La Conner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Lyman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Bay View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Bay View is located in Skagit County
• Alger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
  • Alger is located in Skagit County
• Chuckanut Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckanut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
  • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom 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 Edison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edison.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edison ...

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

Adding Edison to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edison post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

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