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Welcome to Lopez Island ...

Lopez Island is located in San Juan County<1>.

The pronunciation of Lopez Island: LOH-pez<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lopez Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

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

Area Codes for Lopez Island: 360 & 564<3>

The ZIP code for Lopez Island: 98261<4>

Communities near Lopez Island ...

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

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

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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lopez Island.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lopez Island. See our Newspapers 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 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 Lopez Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lopez Island.

Adding Lopez Island to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Lopez Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Lopez Island post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lopez Island.

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: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Lopez Island. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<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 Lopez Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Lopez Island 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 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).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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