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Welcome to King County ...
Time Zone: King County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Seattle is the Seat for King County.
King County was founded in 1852 and was created by taking area from Thurston County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> King had a population of 2,252,782 people. This is an increase of 16.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,938,351 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, King represented 28.83% of the total population of Washington.
Below are some of the communities located in King County:
- Algona
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beaux Arts Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beaux Arts Village is located in King County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaux Arts Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Black Diamond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bothell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burien
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carnation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Clyde Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clyde Hill is located in King County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,398 people
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Des Moines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duvall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enumclaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Way
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hunts Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunts Point is located in King County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Issaquah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kenmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in King County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
- Kirkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Forest Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in King County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,308 people
- Mercer Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mercer Island is located in King County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newcastle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Normandy Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pacific
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Redmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Renton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sammamish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- SeaTac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seattle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shoreline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skykomish
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the east)
- Snoqualmie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tukwila
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yarrow Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Washington
- Websites specific to King County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Chelan County
- Kittitas County
- Pierce County
- Snohomish County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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