Welcome to Raymond ...

The city of Raymond is located in Pacific County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raymond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Raymond has a population of 3,013 people<2> (see below for details).

Raymond is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Raymond: (360)

The ZIP code for Raymond: 98577<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Raymond had an population of 3,013 people. This is an increase of 4.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Raymond had a population of 2,882 people (which is 13.8% of the total population of Pacific County). This makes Raymond the county's most populous community.

The population of Raymond represents 0.04% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 142nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,882 people, the population of Raymond decreased 3.13% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,975 people).

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

Communities Also Named Raymond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Raymond - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Raymond ...

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

• Cosmopolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmopolis
  • Cosmopolis is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmopolis <5>
• Menlo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Menlo is located in Pacific County
• Bay Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Center
  • Bay Center is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Center <5>
• Tokeland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokeland
  • Tokeland is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokeland <5>
• Lebam
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebam
  • Lebam is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebam <5>
• Oysterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oysterville
  • Oysterville is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oysterville <5>
• Melbourne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
• Bay City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Grays Harbor County
• Central Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
  • Central Park is located in Grays Harbor County
• Grayland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
  • Grayland is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayland <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 Raymond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raymond.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raymond. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Raymond.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raymond ...

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

Adding Raymond to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Raymond post office opened in 1904.

We also found Raymond on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raymond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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