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Welcome to Five Corners ...

Five Corners is located in King County<1>.


The location of Five Corners has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Five Corners: Five Cors.

Five Corners is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Five Corners ...

While we believe that this Five Corners is located in King County, we know of another 3 Washington communities named Five Corners. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clark, Franklin and Thurston County.

Beyond Washington, there are 35 communities that are also named Five Corners - they are located in California, Idaho, Maine (3), Massachusetts (4), Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (3), New Jersey, New York (7), Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Five Corners ...

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

  • Seattle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tacoma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bellevue
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Renton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Federal Way
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Kirkland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Redmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sammamish
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Corners ...

Looking for more information about Five Corners? 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 Five Corners, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Five Corners.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Five Corners. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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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