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Welcome to Arlington ...

The city of Arlington is located on Puget Sound.

Arlington is located in Snohomish County<1>.



The community of Arlington was established in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Arlington has a population of 20,522 people<2> (see below for details).

Arlington is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Arlington is located in the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for Arlington: 98223<4>

Websites for Arlington ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arlington had an population of 20,522 people. This is an increase of 14.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 75.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arlington had a population of 17,926 people. This makes Arlington the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Arlington represents 0.27% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 54th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,926 people, the population of Arlington increased 53.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,713 people).

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

Communities Also Named Arlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 62 communities that are also named Arlington - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (4), West Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Arlington ...

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

  • Everett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Marysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Stevens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mukilteo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Snohomish
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Stanwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Granite Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Langley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlington ...

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

Adding Arlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arlington 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 Arlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arlington post office opened in 1890.

We also found Arlington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arlington.

The official website for Arlington: www.ci.arlington.wa.us/

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

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 Snohomish, 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 Arlington.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arlington - 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 Arlington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arlington 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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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