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Welcome to Elk Plain ...

Elk Plain is located in Pierce County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Elk Plain: Elk Pln.

Elk Plain is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Elk Plain ...

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

  • Tacoma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Federal Way
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Puyallup
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • University Place
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonney Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sumner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fife
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
    • Fife is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Plain ...

Looking for more information about Elk Plain? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Elk Plain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elk Plain.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Plain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.