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Welcome to Parkwood ...

Parkwood is located in Kitsap County<1>.

Parkwood is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Parkwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Parkwood: This one is located in Kitsap County and the other is located in King County.

Beyond Washington, there are 33 communities that are also named Parkwood - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, California, Delaware, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), North Carolina (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (5), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Parkwood ...

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

  • Seattle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Renton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shoreline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Burien
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Des Moines
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • SeaTac
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mercer Island
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
    • Mercer Island is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people
  • Bainbridge Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
    • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
    • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
    • Winslow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <3>
  • Tukwila
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Poulsbo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkwood ...

Looking for more information about Parkwood? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Parkwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Parkwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Kitsap, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parkwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.