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Welcome to Hobart ...

Hobart is located on Puget Sound.

Hobart is located in King County<1>.



The pronunciation of Hobart: HOH-bahrt<2>

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

Hobart is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Hobart: 98038<4>

Communities Also Named Hobart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Hobart - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hobart ...

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

  • Bellevue
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 <5>
  • Renton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Federal Way
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Redmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sammamish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Burien
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Issaquah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Des Moines
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hobart ...

Looking for more information about Hobart? 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 Hobart, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hobart.

Adding Hobart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hobart 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 Hobart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hobart.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hobart. 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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Hobart. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hobart - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hobart). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hobart or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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