Wellpinit is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. Wellpinit has a post office with ZIP code 99040.[2] 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.[3]

Wellpinit, Washington
Unincorporated community
Wellpinit, Washington
Coordinates: 47°53′17″N 117°59′17″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Stevens
Elevation	2,411 ft (735 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)	509
GNIS feature ID	1512786[1]

The community is located on the Spokane Indian Reservation.

Notable residents

• Sherman Alexie - Native American author (grew up here)

References

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