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Welcome to North Olympia ...

North Olympia is located in Thurston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Olympia: N. Olympia

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

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

Area Codes for North Olympia: 360 & 564<3>

Communities near North Olympia ...

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

  • Lakewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lacey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
  • Olympia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • University Place
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Tumwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shelton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • DuPont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Yelm
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
    • Yelm is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <4>
  • Fircrest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Steilacoom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Olympia ...

Looking for more information about North Olympia? 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 North Olympia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Olympia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Thurston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Olympia - 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 North Olympia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the North Olympia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.