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Welcome to Greenbank ...

Greenbank is located on Whidbey Island.

Greenbank is located in Island County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenbank, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Greenbank is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Greenbank: 360 & 564<3>

The ZIP code for Greenbank: 98253<4>

Communities Also Named Greenbank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Greenbank - they are located in Delaware, Ontario (3) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Greenbank ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenbank ...

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

Adding Greenbank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenbank 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 Greenbank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Greenbank post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenbank.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Island, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenbank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Greenbank area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Greenbank area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Greenbank). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Greenbank or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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