North Yelm, Washington

About North Yelm

Set in the western part of Washington, North Yelm is a small unincorporated community.

North Yelm holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.31 square miles.

📰 North Yelm News Today

• North Yelm, WA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 31
• North Yelm Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• North Yelm, Washington Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
• North Yelm, WA Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 21
• Thurston County deputies arrest two accused of dealing narcotics in Yelm area The Olympian · Mar 18

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📰 Local News

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What Makes North Yelm Unique

• The only place in America named North Yelm — 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.
• Positioned in western Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in North Yelm

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🍽️ Where to Eat in North Yelm

• Bertoglio's Pizza — pizza
• Café Elite — coffee shop (café)
• The Local — mexican
• Casa Mia — mexican
• El Rey Burrito — mexican
• Grits and Gravy
• Ichiban Teriyaki — japanese
• Jerk Juicy BBQ
• Ma and Pa's Family Diner — american
• Mr. Doug's Restaurant — american

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in North Yelm

• Nisqually Pines River Park reviews ★
• Cherry Meadows Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Longmire Community Park reviews ★
• Mountain Meadows Park reviews ★
• Mountain View Meadows Community Park reviews ★
• Nisqually Pines HOA Park reviews ★
• Prairie Line Trailhead 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 North Yelm

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