Welcome to Olga ...

Olga is located on Orca Island.

Olga is located in San Juan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Olga is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Olga is within the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for Olga: 98279<3>

Communities Also Named Olga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Olga - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Olga ...

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

• Bellingham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <4>
• Anacortes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <4>
• Ferndale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
• Friday Harbor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Harbor
  • Friday Harbor is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friday Harbor <4>
• Orcas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orcas
  • Orcas is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orcas <4>
• Eastsound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastsound
  • Eastsound is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastsound <4>
• Shaw Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
  • Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
• Urban
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
  • Urban is located in Skagit County
• Decatur Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Island
  • Decatur Island is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur Island <4>
• Deer Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Harbor
  • Deer Harbor is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Harbor <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olga ...

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

Adding Olga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olga post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olga. 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/