Welcome to Lake Stevens ...

The city of Lake Stevens is located on Puget Sound.

Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Stevens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Stevens: Lk. Stevens

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Stevens has a population of 34,087 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Lake Stevens is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Lake Stevens: 425

The ZIP code for Lake Stevens: 98258<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Stevens had an population of 34,087 people. This is an increase of 21.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 435.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Stevens had a population of 28,069 people. This makes Lake Stevens the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Lake Stevens represents 0.42% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,069 people, the population of Lake Stevens increased 341.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,361 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Stevens.

Websites for Lake Stevens ...

Official Website:   www.ci.lake-stevens.wa.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lschamber.org/

Communities near Lake Stevens ...

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

• Everett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Everett
  • From Lake Stevens to Everett
• Bothell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothell
  • Bothell is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bothell <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bothell
  • From Lake Stevens to Bothell
• Lynnwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
  • Lynnwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnwood <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynnwood
  • From Lake Stevens to Lynnwood
• Kenmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenmore
  • From Lake Stevens to Kenmore
• Mukilteo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukilteo
  • Mukilteo is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mukilteo <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mukilteo
  • From Lake Stevens to Mukilteo
• Mountlake Terrace
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountlake Terrace
  • Mountlake Terrace is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountlake Terrace <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountlake Terrace
  • From Lake Stevens to Mountlake Terrace
• Arlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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  • Arlington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arlington
  • From Lake Stevens to Arlington
• Mill Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mill Creek
  • From Lake Stevens to Mill Creek
• Monroe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monroe
  • From Lake Stevens to Monroe
• Woodinville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodinville
  • Woodinville is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodinville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodinville
  • From Lake Stevens to Woodinville

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Stevens. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Stevens.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Stevens ...

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

Adding Lake Stevens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lake Stevens post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Stevens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake Stevens: www.ci.lake-stevens.wa.us/

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

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