Yanco, New South Wales

Yanco New South Wales
Yanco Hotel, welcome sign and a Bills horse trough
Yanco
Coordinates	34°36′0″S 146°24′0″E / 34.60000°S 146.40000°E / -34.60000; 146.40000Coordinates: 34°36′0″S 146°24′0″E / 34.60000°S 146.40000°E / -34.60000; 146.40000
Population	505 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	2703
Elevation	164 m (538 ft)
Location	3 km (2 mi) from Leeton
LGA(s)	Leeton Shire
County	Cooper
Parish	Yarangery
State electorate(s)	Murray
Federal Division(s)	Riverina
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 24.0 °C 75 °F 11.4 °C 53 °F 391.4 mm 15.4 in

Yanco is a village with a population of 505 in Leeton Shire in south western New South Wales, Australia. Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning the sound of running water. Yanco is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Leeton along Irrigation Way. Yanco is home to the Powerhouse Museum, McCaughey Park, J Bush and Sons Abattoirs, Murrumbidgee College and Yanco Agricultural High School.

Yanco North Post Office opened on 1 March 1888. It was renamed Yanko in 1892 and Yanco in 1928.