Beach, Washington

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Beach, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Beach, Washington
Coordinates: 48°42′57″N122°41′02″W / 48.71583°N 122.68389°W / 48.71583; -122.68389
Country United States
State Washington
County Whatcom
Established1882
Elevation
[1]
23 ft (7 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 360
GNIS feature ID1518740 [1]

Beach is an unincorporated community on Lummi Island in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

A post office called Beach was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1946. [2] The community was named after Wade H. Beach, an early settler. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beach, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 16.


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