Welcome to Sunset ...

Sunset is located in Whitman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Sunset is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sunset lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Sunset ...

While we believe that this Sunset is located in Whitman County, we know of another 2 Washington communities named Sunset. Those communities are located in the following counties: Skagit and Walla Walla County.

Beyond Washington, there are 51 communities that are also named Sunset - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (4), Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sunset ...

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

• Colfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Garfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <4>
• Saint John
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Saint John is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <4>
• Rosalia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia
  • Rosalia is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalia <4>
• Oakesdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
  • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
• Endicott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Malden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <4>
• Latah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
  • Latah is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <4>
• Waverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Juno
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
  • Juno is located in Whitman 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunset.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunset ...

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

Adding Sunset to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sunset post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunset.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

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