Rolling Bay is a community on
Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island is a city and island in Kitsap County, Washington. It is located in Puget Sound. The population was 23,025 at the 2010 census and an estimated 25,298 in 2019, making Bainbridge Island the second largest city in Kitsap County.
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, located on the eastern side of the island. It consists of a number of stores (including Bay Hay & Feed, Rolling Bay Automotive, Rolling Bay Cafe, Rolling Bay Market, the Bud Hawk Post Office, Via Rosa 11) at the intersection of Sunrise Drive NE and NE Valley Road. Rolling Bay post office serves nearby the Sunrise area, North Madison, and the
Manitou Beach
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area. Most of Rolling Bay is not on the water. Among the waterfront areas near Rolling Bay is Manitou Beach, although referring to this area as Rolling Bay is common.
The Rolling Bay post office was renamed The Bud Hawk Post Office on February 26, 2010. Bud Hawk grew up in Rolling Bay who roaming its woods as a kid 80 years ago. He became a decorated
World War II
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veteran, earning the Medal of Honor and four
Purple Heart
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s while fighting in
Europe
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as a U.S. Army machine-gunner. After the war, he was a longtime
Kitsap County
Kitsap County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton. The county was formed out of King County and Jefferson County on ...
educator. The ZIP code 98061 only serves
post office boxes at the Rolling Bay post office. The whole of Bainbridge Island uses the zip code 98110.
See also
Bud Hawk Post Office
Photos of Bud hawk Post Office
Rolling Bay Walk
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List of Bainbridge Island communities {{Short description, Communities
This is a list of communities in Bainbridge Island, Washington.
* Agate Point
* Allen Cove
* Arrow Point
* Azalea
* Bainbridge Grange
* Battle Point
* Bill Point
* Blakely
* Blue Heron
* Creosote
* Crystal ...
References
Communities of Bainbridge Island, Washington
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