Fruitland, Washington
Encyclopedia
Fruitland is an unincorporated community
in Stevens County, Washington, United States
. Fruitland is located along Washington State Route 25
near the Columbia River
, 26.5 miles (42.6 km) northeast of Creston
. Fruitland has a post office
with ZIP code
99129.
First settled in 1880 by A.L. Washburn and Price, it received its name from the presence of apple orchards.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Stevens County, Washington, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Fruitland is located along Washington State Route 25
Washington State Route 25
State Route 25 , named the Coulee Reservoir Highway, is a long state highway serving communities in Lincoln and Stevens counties in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway begins at an intersection with east of Davenport and continues northwest to cross the Spokane River on the Spokane...
near the Columbia River
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
, 26.5 miles (42.6 km) northeast of Creston
Creston, Washington
Creston is a town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census.-History:Creston sprang up with the arrival of the Central Washington Railroad in 1889. It was named so because of its high altitude, because it is the highest town in Washington state...
. Fruitland has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
with ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
99129.
First settled in 1880 by A.L. Washburn and Price, it received its name from the presence of apple orchards.