Welcome to Pacific ...

The city of Pacific is located on Puget Sound.

Pacific is primarily located in King County<1>. A portion of Pacific extends into Pierce County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pacific, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pacific has a population of 7,165 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Pacific is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pacific is located in the (253) area code.

The ZIP code for Pacific: 98047<4>

Websites for Pacific ...

Official Website: www.ci.pacific.wa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pacific had an population of 7,165 people. This is an increase of 8.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pacific had a population of 6,606 people. This makes Pacific the county's 28th most populous community.

The population of Pacific represents 0.1% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 104th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,606 people, the population of Pacific increased 19.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,527 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pacific ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pacific - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Pacific ...

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

• Tacoma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Kent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <5>
• Lakewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Burien
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <5>
• University Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Des Moines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <5>
• SeaTac
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SeaTac
  • SeaTac is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for SeaTac <5>
• Maple Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Bonney Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney Lake
  • Bonney Lake is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonney Lake <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 Pacific. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pacific.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pacific ...

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

Adding Pacific to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pacific post office opened in 1906.

We also found Pacific on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pacific.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pacific: www.ci.pacific.wa.us/

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

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