Lucerne, Washington

Lucerne, Washington
Unincorporated community
Campsite at Lucerne
Campsite at Lucerne
Lucerne is located in Washington (state)
Lucerne
Lucerne
Coordinates: 48°12′08″N 120°35′28″W / 48.20222°N 120.59111°W / 48.20222; -120.59111
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyChelan
Elevation
[1]
1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98816
Area code509
GNIS feature ID1522558[1]

Lucerne is an unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington, United States.[1] Lucerne is assigned the ZIP code 98816.

A post office was in operation at Lucerne from 1909 until 1930.[2] The community was named after Lake Lucerne, in Switzerland, the native home of an early settler.[3]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucerne, Washington
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucerne Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 152.