Official Name: | Wellpinit, 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: | 2411 |
Coordinates: | 47.8881°N -117.9881°W |
Area Code: | 509 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1512786 |
Wellpinit is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. Wellpinit has a post office with ZIP code 99040.[1] 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.[2]
The community is located on the Spokane Indian Reservation.