Welcome to Lakewood ...

Lakewood is located on Puget Sound.

Lakewood is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakewood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Lakewood is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Lakewood ...

While we believe that this Lakewood is located in Snohomish County, we know of another 2 Washington communities named Lakewood. Those communities are located in the following counties: King and Pierce County.

Beyond Washington, there are 96 communities that are also named Lakewood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois (6), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (8), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (9), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (9) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lakewood ...

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

• Everett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Marysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Lake Stevens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stevens
  • Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Stevens <3>
• Mukilteo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Arlington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
• Snohomish
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snohomish
  • Snohomish is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snohomish <3>
• Stanwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <3>
• Granite Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
• Langley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Langley is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakewood ...

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

Adding Lakewood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakewood 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 Lakewood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lakewood post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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