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Welcome to Hunters ...

Hunters is located on Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (central Washington state).

Hunters is located in Stevens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunters, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Hunters is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hunters: 509

The ZIP code for Hunters: 99137<3>

Communities Also Named Hunters ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hunters - they are located in California, Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Hunters ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hunters ...

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

Adding Hunters to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hunters post office opened in 1884.

We also found Hunters in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunters.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Stevens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hunters - 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 Hunters). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hunters 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/