Outlook, Washington

Unincorporated community & census-designated place in Washington, United States

46°19′52″N 120°05′28″W / 46.33111°N 120.09111°W / 46.33111; -120.09111CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyYakimaGovernment

• TypeCensus Designated PlaceElevation

784 ft (239 m)Population

(2010)

• Total292Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

98938

Area code509GNIS feature ID1512542^[1]

Outlook is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States. Outlook is located along Interstate 82 and U.S. Route 12 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Sunnyside. Outlook has a post office with ZIP code 98938.^[2]

Notable Citizens

Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar was born in Valley Memorial Hospital in Sunnyside, Washington but she grew up in Outlook^[3]^[4]^[5] Dunbar wrote in her oral history that "the school I started out in, Outlook Elementary, went to eight grades. It was a very small rural school. I think there were probably twenty-two, twenty-three in my class all the way through eighth grade graduation."^[6]^[7]

Internet cartoonist Scott Meyer was born and raised in Outlook.^[8]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Outlook, Washington
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ Yakima Herald. "It Happened Here: Bonnie Dunbar is Washington's first Woman in Space" May 10, 2019.
^ Faulk, Mike (May 30, 2016). "Memorial Day solemn for Sunnyside, former astronaut Bonnie Dunbar". Yakima Herald.
^ Seattle Times. "Former astronaut Dunbar to leave as CEO of Museum of Flight" April 16, 2010.
^ Engineering and Technology Wiki. "Oral History: Bonnie Dunbar"
^ History Link. "Dunbar, Bonnie J." June 27, 2011.
^ Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer. "How to Make Conversation with a New Friend. July 14, 2020