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Welcome to Pierce County ...

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

The community of Tacoma is the Seat for Pierce County.

Pierce County was founded in 1852 and was created by taking area from Thurston County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pierce had a population of 904,980 people. This is an increase of 13.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 795,390 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pierce represented 11.83% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Pierce County:

  • Bonney Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Buckley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Buckley is located in Pierce County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
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  • Carbonado
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • DuPont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • DuPont is located in Pierce County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,594 people
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  • Eatonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Edgewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewood is located in Pierce County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,410 people
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  • Fife
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fife is located in Pierce County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
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  • Fircrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Gig Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lakewood is located in Pierce County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
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    • Orting
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Orting is located in Pierce County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,647 people
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    • Puyallup
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Puyallup is located in Pierce County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
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    • Roy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Roy is located in Pierce County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
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    • Ruston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruston is located in Pierce County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • South Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Steilacoom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sumner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sumner is located in Pierce County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,551 people
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    • Tacoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tacoma is located in Pierce County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
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    • University Place
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilkeson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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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.