Olalla, Washington

Olalla, Washington
Unincorporated community
Olalla Community Club
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Coordinates: 47°25′19″N 122°32′30″W / 47.42194°N 122.54167°W / 47.42194; -122.54167
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Kitsap
Elevation	331 ft (101 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	98359
GNIS feature ID	1512528[1]

Olalla is a small unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located on Colvos Passage on Puget Sound, just north of the Pierce County county line. Olalla used to be as large as Port Orchard, the county seat of Kitsap County. Olalla was settled in its early years by a large number of Norwegian and other Scandinavian immigrants because of its similarities to their native countries. Noted as early as the 1860s, Olalla developed a commerce center by way of its good sea water access. The "old town" port located by the Olalla lagoon was made up of many business buildings, most on piers. Shipping and the mosquito fleet (ferrying system at that time) was very busy moving materials, goods and people.