Welcome to Sunrise ...

Sunrise is located in Pierce County<1>.

Sunrise is 6,400 feet [1,951 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sunrise is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Sunrise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Sunrise - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sunrise ...

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

• Crystal Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Mountain
  • Crystal Mountain is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Mountain <3>
• Longmire
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmire
  • Longmire is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmire <3>
• Greenwater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
  • Greenwater is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwater <3>
• Melmont ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmont
  • Melmont is located in Pierce County
• Ashford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
  • Ashford is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <3>
• Lester ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Lester is located in King County
• Packwood
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
  • Packwood is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Packwood <3>
• Carbonado
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonado
  • Carbonado is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbonado <3>
• White Pass
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pass
  • White Pass is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pass <3>
• Wilkeson
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkeson
  • Wilkeson is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkeson <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunrise ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunrise. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/