| Allyn, Washington | |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Image Alt: | Allyn from across North Bay |
| Coordinates: | 47.3861°N -122.8278°W |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2194 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 98524[1] |
| Area Code: | 360 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Washington#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mason |
Allyn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,194 as of the 2020 census. It was part of the former Allyn-Grapeview CDP that was broken up into Allyn and Grapeview in 2010. Allyn is located on the western shore of the North Bay region of the Case Inlet of Puget Sound. The area's main road and thoroughfare is State Route 3.
The community was first settled in 1853. The town was platted and papers to form the town were filed on September 6, 1889, naming the town after Judge Frank Allyn of Tacoma who was influential in the early development of Allyn.[2] By 1890 Allyn had a post office, school, newspaper, sawmill, two saloons, a hotel and wharf.[3]
Lakeland Village, a multi-phase residential development started in the late 1960s with continued current development, includes over 800 homes and makes up a majority of Allyn's population. Lakeland Village is built around a 27-hole golf course and Lake Anderson, a 50 acre private lake providing recreational activities for residents.[4]
From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Allyn and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a small flotilla of steamboats. The last steamboat run from Tacoma to Allyn occurred in 1924, but local service may have lasted longer.[5]
The local community based monthly newspaper, called the North Bay Review, services Allyn.[6]