Welcome to Sunshine Beach ...

Sunshine Beach is located in Pierce County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sunshine Beach: Sunshine Bch.

Sunshine Beach is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sunshine Beach: 253

Communities Also Named Sunshine Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sunshine Beach - they are located in Florida and Michigan.

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

Communities near Sunshine Beach ...

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

• Tacoma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <3>
• Federal Way
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <3>
• Lakewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <3>
• Burien
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <3>
• Bremerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <3>
• University Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <3>
• Des Moines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
• Port Orchard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orchard
  • Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orchard <3>
• Shelton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <3>
• Gig Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
  • Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <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 Sunshine Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunshine Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunshine Beach ...

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