Welcome to Lynnwood ...

The city of Lynnwood is located on Puget Sound.

Lynnwood is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynnwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1948.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lynnwood has a population of 39,152 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Lynnwood is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lynnwood lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lynnwood lies within the (425) area code.

The ZIP code for Lynnwood: 98036<4>

Websites for Lynnwood ...

Official Website: www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lynnwood had an population of 39,152 people. This is an increase of 9.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lynnwood had a population of 35,836 people (which is 5.02% of the total population of Snohomish County). This makes Lynnwood the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Lynnwood represents 0.53% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 29th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 35,836 people, the population of Lynnwood increased 5.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 33,847 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lynnwood.

Communities Also Named Lynnwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Lynnwood - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Illinois (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lynnwood.

Communities near Lynnwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lynnwood.

• Seattle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <5>
• Bellevue
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Everett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <5>
• Kirkland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <5>
• Redmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <5>
• Marysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Sammamish
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammamish
  • Sammamish is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sammamish <5>
• Bothell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothell
  • Bothell is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bothell <5>
• Lake Stevens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stevens
  • Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Stevens <5>
• Mercer Island
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
  • Mercer Island is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lynnwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lynnwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lynnwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynnwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynnwood. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lynnwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lynnwood ...

Looking for more information about Lynnwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lynnwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lynnwood.

Adding Lynnwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lynnwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lynnwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lynnwood post office opened in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynnwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lynnwood: www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us/

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/