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Places in Yelm

Yelm’s downtown: 161 places in a five-minute walk

583 places in Yelm: 78 places to eat and drink, 55 shops, 44 things to do and 3 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
583
53 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
78
7 per 1,000 residents
Shops
55
11 gifts · 3 antiques · 1 books
Things to do
44
13 outdoors · 7 arts · 7 landmarks
Places to stay
3
0.3 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Yelm have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

A real downtown161 places within a five-minute walk of 1st St S.A food town78 places to eat and drink, 7 per 1,000 residents.A coffee town9 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 14 with the sweet shops and chains.
★ What stands out · The map

Where Yelm gathers

161 of Yelm’s 583 places sit within a five-minute walk of 1st St S.

1st St S
161places in a five-minute walk of 1st St S28% of Yelm’s places
Eat & drink

78 places to eat & drink

49 restaurants, 14 cafés & treats, 11 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Shops

55 shops

13 home & hardware, 11 gifts & boutiques, 3 antiques & vintage. Local spots first.

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See all 13 home & hardware →
Things to do

44 things to do

17 fitness & sports, 13 parks & outdoors, 7 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 17 fitness & sports →
Places to stay

3 places to stay

3 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

338 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Health care 57Yelm Prairie Dental · Sea Mar Yelm Medical Clinic · Safeway PharmacyHair & beauty 50Dancing Needles Tattoo · Desert Sun Tanning Salons · Ellen Mellon HairOffices & pros 42Ridgeline Apartments · John L. Scott Real Estate / Yelm - Bill Sauneuf · Abe Clary Creative PortraitsAuto & gas 3476 · NAPA Auto Parts · Premier Collision CARSTAR YelmHome services 34The Stor-House Self Storage - Yelm · Yelm Boat & RV Storage · Minute KeyBanks & insurance 32Jackson Hewitt Tax Service · Audley Williams - UnitedHealthcare Licensed Sales Agent · America's Credit UnionGroceries & convenience 11Circle K · Walmart Deli · Yelm Food CoopPets 11Yelm Veterinary Hospital · Bloom Pet Hospital · Calming Nature Pet GroomingOther services 67Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Janelle Embrey · Farmers Insurance-Birkenbuel Agency · Yelm Travel
Community

65 schools, churches & public places

Where Yelm learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 26Mill Pond Elementary School · 911 Driving School Of Yelm · Leaps & Bounds Daycare CenterPlaces of worship 16St Columban Catholic Church · First Baptist Church of Yelm · Living Water Yelm Foursquare ChurchTown & public services 12Yelm Timberland Library · City of Yelm Police Department · City of Yelm - GovernmentCommunity groups 11Yelm Community Services · Yelm Goodwill · SRO Theater

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.