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Welcome to Western Junction ...

Western Junction is located in Thurston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Western Junction: Western Jct. (or less commonly used: Western Jctn.)

Western Junction is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Western Junction: 360 & 564<3>

Communities near Western Junction ...

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

  • Lacey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
  • Olympia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tumwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Centralia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • DuPont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Yelm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
    • Yelm is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <4>
  • Chehalis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tenino
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Roy is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Western Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Thurston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Western Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Western Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Western Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.