Welcome to North Puyallup ...

North Puyallup is located in Pierce County<1>.

The location of North Puyallup has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for North Puyallup: N. Puyallup

North Puyallup is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near North Puyallup ...

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

• Tacoma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Kent
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Renton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <4>
• Federal Way
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Auburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Lakewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Burien
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <4>
• University Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Des Moines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• SeaTac
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SeaTac
  • SeaTac is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for SeaTac <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Puyallup ...

Looking for more information about North Puyallup? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Puyallup, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Puyallup.

Adding North Puyallup to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Puyallup 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 North Puyallup was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found North Puyallup mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Puyallup.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Puyallup. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

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