Apricot, Washington Apricot Spur | |
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  Apricot, Washington Location of Apricot, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′11″N119°51′27″W / 46.2365213°N 119.8575366°W Coordinates: 46°14′11″N119°51′27″W / 46.2365213°N 119.8575366°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Benton |
| Elevation | 823 ft (251 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 99350 |
| Area code(s) | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1510784 [2] |
Apricot is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, located between Prosser and Grandview.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Benton County is a county in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, its population was 175,177. The county seat is Prosser, and its largest city is Kennewick. The Columbia River demarcates the county's north, south, and east boundaries.
Prosser is a city in and the county seat of Benton County, Washington, United States, along the Yakima River with only one zip code 99350. The population was 5,714 at the 2010 census.
The community was established in 1916 and probably named Apricot "for the fine apricot land offered" by the land agent of the Yakima Irrigating and Improvement Company. The community was once a railroad siding for the Northern Pacific Railroad. [3] [4]
