Wellpinit, Washington

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Wellpinit, Washington
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Wellpinit, Washington
Coordinates: 47°53′17″N117°59′17″W / 47.88806°N 117.98806°W / 47.88806; -117.98806 Coordinates: 47°53′17″N117°59′17″W / 47.88806°N 117.98806°W / 47.88806; -117.98806
Country United States
State Washington
County Stevens
Elevation
2,411 ft (735 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s) 509
GNIS feature ID1512786 [1]

Wellpinit is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. Wellpinit has a post office with ZIP code 99040. [2] It is the setting of the young adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. The population of the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 99040 was 930 at the 2000 census. [3]

The community is located on the Spokane Indian Reservation.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wellpinit, Washington
  2. cnty=cnty&zip=99040&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.