The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if driven.^<3>.

Community	2016 ^<4> Population	Direction	Distance
Oak Bay (BC) [Map]	---	W	19 miles [30.6 km]
Anacortes [Map]	16,681	E	12 miles [19.3 km]
Decatur Island [Map]	---	E	4 miles [6.4 km]
False Bay [Map]	---	W	8 miles [12.9 km]
Friday Harbor [Map]	2,338	W	6 miles [9.7 km]
La Conner [Map]	936	E	19 miles [30.6 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Lopez Island.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lopez Island. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lopez Island. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lopez Island.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lopez Island:

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lopez Island ...

Looking for more information about Lopez Island? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lopez Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for Lopez Island.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Lopez Island. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

Other Roadside Stops ...

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About San Juan County

About Washington

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.wa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation. While it might not be exactly right, it should be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. - Return to Citation
<2>	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 Lopez Island). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lopez Island or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance starting from Lopez Island. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lopez Island) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Lopez Island. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Lopez Island Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lopez Island. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5033, Longitude: -122.8938 [Map]. - Return to Citation
<4>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lopez Island. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Lopez Island.