Dash Point, Washington

About Dash Point

Dash Point is a small unincorporated community in central Washington.

Dash Point holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.64 square miles.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Dash Point Unique

• The only place in America named Dash Point — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Tacoma (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Dash Point

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Dash Point

• BigFoot Java — coffee shop (café)
• Jet's Pizza — pizza
• Pimienta Bistro and Bar — european
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Gino's Bistro
• Gino's at the Point

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dash Point

• Alderwood Park reviews ★
• Dash Point Park reviews ★
• Dash Point State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Norpoint Park reviews ★
• Dash Point Highlands Park reviews ★
• Dumas Bay Park reviews ★
• Inner Hylebos Public Access Site reviews ★
• Palisades Park reviews ★
• Wedgewood Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Dash Point

🏘️ Nearby Communities