Welcome to Foster ...

Foster is located in King County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Foster is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Foster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Foster - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Foster ...

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

• Seattle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <4>
• Tacoma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Bellevue
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Kent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Federal Way
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Kirkland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <4>
• Auburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Redmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <4>
• Sammamish
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammamish
  • Sammamish is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sammamish <4>
• Shoreline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
  • Shoreline is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreline <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foster ...

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

Adding Foster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foster 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 Foster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Foster post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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