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Welcome to Spanaway ...

Spanaway is located on Puget Sound.

Spanaway is located in Pierce County<1>.

The pronunciation of Spanaway: SPAN-uh-way<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spanaway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Spanaway is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Spanaway: 253

The ZIP code for Spanaway: 98387<4>

Communities near Spanaway ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spanaway ...

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

Adding Spanaway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spanaway 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 Spanaway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spanaway post office opened in 1858.

We also found Spanaway on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spanaway.

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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Spanaway. 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spanaway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Spanaway). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Spanaway 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/