Welcome to Fox Island ...

Fox Island is located on Puget Sound.

Fox Island is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fox Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Fox Island: Fox Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Fox Island is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Fox Island is located in the (253) area code.

The ZIP code for Fox Island: 98333<3>

Communities Also Named Fox Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fox Island - they are located in Mississippi and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Fox Island ...

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

• Tacoma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Federal Way
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Auburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Lakewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Lacey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Olympia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• Burien
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <4>
• Puyallup
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <4>
• University Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Des Moines
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <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 Fox Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fox Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox Island ...

Looking for more information about Fox Island? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fox Island, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fox Island.

Adding Fox Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fox Island post office opened in 1890.

We also found Fox Island in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fox Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/