Welcome to Sunset Beach ...

Sunset Beach is located in Island County<1>.

The location of Sunset Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Sunset Beach: Sunset Bch.

Sunset Beach is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sunset Beach is located in the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Sunset Beach ...

While we believe that this Sunset Beach is located in Island County, we know of another 4 Washington communities named Sunset Beach. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grays Harbor, Mason, Pierce and Thurston County.

Beyond Washington, there are 30 communities that are also named Sunset Beach - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, California (2), Florida (2), Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan (2), New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (5), Oregon, Saskatchewan, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Sunset Beach ...

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

• Marysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Oak Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <4>
• Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Port Townsend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Townsend
  • Port Townsend is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Townsend <4>
• Stanwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <4>
• Coupeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
  • Coupeville is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <4>
• Langley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Langley is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <4>
• La Conner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
  • La Conner is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner <4>
• Juniper Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
  • Juniper Beach is located in Island County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunset Beach ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Island County: www.islandcounty.net/

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