Sunnyside, WA Road Trips
Plan drives from Sunnyside, WA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
1
Longest Drive
18.8 mi
Heisson, WA
Quickest Drive
30m
Heisson, WA
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Sunnyside, WA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
16,329
Median Income
$53,350
Median Home Value
$207,200
Median Age
27.2
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Sunnyside, WA at a Glance
Founded
1902
Elevation
745 ft
Area
3 mi²
Notable People from Sunnyside, WA
A sampling of people born in Sunnyside, WA.
Bonnie J. Dunbar
1949
American engineer and astronaut
Rob Thomas
1965
young adult novel author, television program writer
Dan Newhouse
1955
American politician
Jens Pulver
1974
American mixed martial artist
Kiara Diane
1987
American pornographic actress
Jim Pomeroy
1952–2006
American motorcycle racer (1952–2006)
City data from Wikidata (Q1044814), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Sunnyside, WA
Sunnyside is a town on the Columbia River Plateau of Washington State, in the Yakima Valley.
1 Jerry Taylor Veterans Plaza, E Edison Ave and S 9th St. (updated Sep 2025)
1 Best Western Grapevine Inn, 1849 Quail Ln, ☏ +1 509 839-6070, toll-free: +1-800-915-6070, fax: +1 509 837-4647.
Interstate 82 (I-82) runs through Sunnyside, between Yakima and the Tri-Cities (Richland-Kennewick-Pasco).
Travel tips adapted from Sunnyside on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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