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Welcome to Milton ...

The city of Milton is located on Puget Sound.

Milton is primarily located in King County<1>. A portion of Milton extends into Pierce County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Milton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milton has a population of 8,224 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Milton is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Milton lies within the (253) area code.

The ZIP code for Milton: 98354<4>

Websites for Milton ...

Official Website: www.cityofmilton.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milton had an population of 8,224 people. This is an increase of 18.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 41.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milton had a population of 6,968 people. This makes Milton the county's 26th most populous community.

The population of Milton represents 0.1% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,968 people, the population of Milton increased 20.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,795 people).

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

Communities Also Named Milton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Milton: This one is located in King County and the other is located in Pierce County.

Beyond Washington, there are 68 communities that are also named Milton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (6), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Milton ...

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

  • Tacoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
  • Renton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lakewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Burien
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • University Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Des Moines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • SeaTac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Maple Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonney Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Milton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Milton. 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 Milton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Milton. See our Newspapers Page for Milton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milton ...

Looking for more information about Milton? 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 Milton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Milton.

Adding Milton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milton 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 Milton was on a map titled Auto Trails Map - Washington and Oregon (from Rand McNally, 1925).

We also found Milton on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milton.

The official website for Milton: www.cityofmilton.net/

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Milton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Milton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Milton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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