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Welcome to Buckley ...

The city of Buckley is located on Puget Sound.

Buckley is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Buckley has a population of 5,066 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Buckley is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Buckley: 98321<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Buckley had an population of 5,066 people. This is an increase of 16.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Buckley had a population of 4,354 people. This makes Buckley the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Buckley represents 0.06% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 124th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,354 people, the population of Buckley increased 5.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,145 people).

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

Communities Also Named Buckley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Buckley - they are located in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario and Oregon.

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

Communities near Buckley ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckley. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Buckley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckley ...

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

Adding Buckley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Buckley post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, 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 Buckley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckley - 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 Buckley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Buckley 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/