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Welcome to McKenna ...

McKenna is located on Puget Sound.

McKenna is located in Pierce County<1>.

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

McKenna is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McKenna: 253 & 564<3>

The ZIP code for McKenna: 98558<4>

Communities Also Named McKenna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McKenna - they are located in New Brunswick and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near McKenna ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKenna ...

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

Adding McKenna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKenna 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 (so far) for McKenna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKenna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKenna - 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 253 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the McKenna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 253 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the McKenna 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 McKenna). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McKenna 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/