Welcome to Black Diamond ...

The city of Black Diamond is located on Puget Sound.

Black Diamond is located in King County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Diamond, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Black Diamond has a population of 4,785 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Black Diamond is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Black Diamond lies within the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for Black Diamond: 98010<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Black Diamond had an population of 4,785 people. This is an increase of 15.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Black Diamond had a population of 4,151 people. This makes Black Diamond the county's 31st most populous community.

The population of Black Diamond represents 0.06% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 126th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,151 people, the population of Black Diamond increased 4.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,970 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Black Diamond.

Communities Also Named Black Diamond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Black Diamond - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Black Diamond ...

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

• Kent
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Federal Way
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Auburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Burien
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Puyallup
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <5>
• Issaquah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquah
  • Issaquah is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Issaquah <5>
• Des Moines
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• SeaTac
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Maple Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
  • Maple Valley is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Valley <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Diamond ...

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

Adding Black Diamond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Diamond 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 Black Diamond was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Black Diamond on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Diamond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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