East Olympia is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, United States.

The community is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southeast of downtown Olympia.

[2] Rural lands immediately southeast of the community were under consideration, beginning in 2022, for a proposed new airport to "help meet commercial and cargo demand" for Washington state.

[3][4] This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F.

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