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Welcome to Port Orchard ...

The coastal city of Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County<1> and is the County Seat for Kitsap County.

Port Orchard was established in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Port Orchard: Prt. Orchard

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Orchard has a population of 14,602 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Port Orchard is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Port Orchard: 360 & 564<4>

The ZIP code for Port Orchard: 98366<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Orchard had an population of 14,602 people. This is an increase of 31.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 89.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Orchard had a population of 11,144 people. This makes Port Orchard the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Port Orchard represents 0.17% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 71st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,144 people, the population of Port Orchard increased 44.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,693 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Orchard.

Communities near Port Orchard ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Orchard ...

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

Adding Port Orchard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Orchard 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 Port Orchard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Port Orchard post office opened in 1861.

We also found Port Orchard in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Orchard.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Orchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/

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

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Port Orchard.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Orchard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Port Orchard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Port Orchard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Port Orchard). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Port Orchard or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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