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'''Wellpinit''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Stevens County, Washington|Stevens County]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], United States. Wellpinit has a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 99040.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe? cnty=cnty&zip=99040&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]</ref> It is the setting of the young adult novel, [[The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian]] by [[Sherman Alexie]]. The population of the [[ZIP Code Tabulation Area]] for 99040 was 930 at the 2000 census.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
The community is located on the [[Spokane Indian Reservation]].
==Notable residents==
*[[Sherman Alexie]] - Native American author (grew up here)
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