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Wellpinit, Washington

Wellpinit is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. Wellpinit has a post office with ZIP code 99040. 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.

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Wellpinit, Washington
sčecuwe
Unincorporated community
Wellpinit, Washington
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 ID15127861

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

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