Welcome to Green River ...

Green River is located in King County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Green River, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Green River: Green Riv.

Green River is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Green River: (253)

Communities Also Named Green River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Green River - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New York, Ontario (3), Tennessee, Utah, Vermont and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Green River ...

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

• Tacoma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Kent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <4>
• Federal Way
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Burien
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Issaquah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquah
  • Issaquah is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Issaquah <4>
• Des Moines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• SeaTac
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SeaTac
  • SeaTac is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for SeaTac <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 Green River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green River ...

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

Adding Green River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Green River post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green River. 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://wa.gov/