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Welcome to Puyallup ...

The city of Puyallup is located on Puget Sound.

Puyallup is located in Pierce County<1>.

The pronunciation of Puyallup: pyoo-AL-uhp<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Puyallup, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Puyallup has a population of 42,406 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Puyallup is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Code for Puyallup: 253

The ZIP codes for Puyallup: 98371-98375<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Puyallup had an population of 42,406 people. This is an increase of 14.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Puyallup had a population of 37,022 people. This makes Puyallup the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Puyallup represents 0.55% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 27th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 37,022 people, the population of Puyallup increased 12.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 33,011 people).

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

Websites for Puyallup ...

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

Chamber of Commerce:   www.puyallupchamber.com/

Communities near Puyallup ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Puyallup. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Puyallup.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puyallup ...

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

Adding Puyallup to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Puyallup post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Puyallup.

The official website for Puyallup: www.ci.puyallup.wa.us/

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

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 Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Puyallup. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Puyallup.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Puyallup - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Puyallup). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Puyallup or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Puyallup includes: 98371, 98372, 98373, 98374 & 98375.
<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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