Welcome to Roy ...

The city of Roy is located on Puget Sound.

Roy is located in Pierce County<1>.

The community of Roy was founded in 1884 and was incorporated January 16, 1908.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Roy: Named for the son of James McNaught.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roy has a population of 825 people<2> (see below for details).

Roy is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Roy is within the boundaries of the (253) area code.

The ZIP code for Roy: 98580<4>

Websites for Roy ...

Official Website: https://www.cityofroywa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roy had an population of 825 people. This is an increase of 4.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 217.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roy had a population of 793 people. This makes Roy the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Roy represents 0.01% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 210th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 793 people, the population of Roy increased 205% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 260 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Roy.

Communities Also Named Roy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Roy - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Roy ...

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

• Tacoma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Lakewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Lacey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Olympia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Puyallup
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• University Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Tumwater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <5>
• Sumner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <5>
• Fife
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
  • Fife is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <5>
• DuPont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuPont
  • DuPont is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuPont <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roy ...

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

Adding Roy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roy post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Roy: https://www.cityofroywa.us/

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

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