Official Name: | Velvet, Washington |
Pushpin Map: | Washington |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Stevens |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 2120 |
Coordinates: | 48.9861°N -117.8269°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 99157 |
Area Code: | 509 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1531162 |
Velvet is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located on Washington State Route 25 just south of the Canadian border.
A post office called Velvet was established in 1912 and closed in 1920.[1] The community took its name from nearby Velvet Mine.[2] Velvet was located on the Great Northern Railway.[3]