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Welcome to King City ...

The city of King City is located in Washington County<1>.

King City was established in 1966.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, King City has a population of 4,401 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of King City is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for King City: 503 & 971<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, King City had an population of 4,401 people. This is an increase of 41.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 125.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, King City had a population of 3,111 people. This makes King City the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of King City represents 0.08% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 95th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,111 people, the population of King City increased 59.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,949 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for King City.

Communities Also Named King City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named King City - they are located in California, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near King City ...

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

  • Portland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vancouver
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gresham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <5>
  • Beaverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Oswego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oregon City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Linn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Woodburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for King City ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, 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 King City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around King City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the King City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the King City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.