Welcome to North Bend ...

The city of North Bend is located on Puget Sound.

North Bend is located in King County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

A typical abbreviation for North Bend: N. Bend

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North Bend has a population of 7,408 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of North Bend is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for North Bend: (425)

The ZIP code for North Bend: 98045<4>

Websites for North Bend ...

Official Website: www.ci.north-bend.wa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Bend had an population of 7,408 people. This is an increase of 29.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 56.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North Bend had a population of 5,731 people. This makes North Bend the county's 30th most populous community.

The population of North Bend represents 0.09% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 112nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,731 people, the population of North Bend increased 20.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,746 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for North Bend.

Communities Also Named North Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named North Bend - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near North Bend ...

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

• Sammamish
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammamish
  • Sammamish is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sammamish <5>
• Issaquah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Maple Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
  • Maple Valley is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Valley <5>
• Covington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Newcastle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <5>
• Duvall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
  • Duvall is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duvall <5>
• Black Diamond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Black Diamond is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Diamond <5>
• Carnation
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnation
  • Carnation is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnation <5>
• Spring Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
  • Spring Glen is located in King County
• Preston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in King County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <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 North Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Bend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Bend ...

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

Adding North Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Bend 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 North Bend was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found North Bend in the book titled .<6> From that list, the North Bend post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Bend.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for North Bend: www.ci.north-bend.wa.us/

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

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