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Welcome to Parkland ...

Parkland is located on Puget Sound.

Parkland is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Parkland is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Parkland: 253

The ZIP codes for Parkland: 98444-98446, 98448<3>

Communities Also Named Parkland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Parkland - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, British Columbia, Florida (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Parkland ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkland ...

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

Adding Parkland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkland 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 Parkland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Parkland post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parkland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Parkland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Parkland or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Parkland includes: 98444, 98445 & 98446.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/