Wellpinit, Washington

Wellpinit, Washington
sčecuwe
Unincorporated community
Wellpinit, Washington is located in Washington (state)
Wellpinit, Washington
Wellpinit, Washington
Location within Washington (state)
Coordinates: 47°53′17″N 117°59′17″W / 47.88806°N 117.98806°W / 47.88806; -117.98806
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyStevens
Elevation
2,411 ft (735 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code509
GNIS feature ID1512786[1]

Wellpinit (Spokane: sčecuwe)[2] is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. Wellpinit has a post office with ZIP code 99040.[3] 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.[4]

The community is located on the Spokane Indian Reservation. It is served by the Wellpinit School District, which has a high school and middle school.[5]

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wellpinit, Washington
  2. ↑ "Local Places". snxʷmeneʔ nqʷlqʷeltn. Spokane Tribe of Indians. Archived from the original on April 11, 2026. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  3. ↑ cnty=cnty&zip=99040&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ Hanlon, James (March 27, 2023). "Students at Wellpinit, overwhelmingly Native American school district, vote to keep 'redskins' as mascot". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ Barcott, Bruce (November 11, 2007). "Off the Rez". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2025.


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