Welcome to Royal City ...

The city of Royal City is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Royal City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1964.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Royal City has a population of 2,510 people<2> (see below for details).

Royal City is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Royal City is located in the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Royal City: 99357<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Royal City had an population of 2,510 people. This is an increase of 17.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Royal City had a population of 2,140 people. This makes Royal City the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Royal City represents 0.03% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 157th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,140 people, the population of Royal City increased 17.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,823 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Royal City.

Communities Also Named Royal City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Royal City - they are located in Alabama, Nevada and Virginia.

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

Communities near Royal City ...

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

• Mattawa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawa
  • Mattawa is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawa <5>
• George
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • George is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <5>
• Beverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <5>
• Wanapum Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanapum Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanapum Village
  • Wanapum Village is located in Grant County
• Vantage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage
  • Vantage is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vantage <5>
• Mae
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
  • Mae is located in Grant County
• Desert Aire
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Aire
  • Desert Aire is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desert Aire <5>
• Cascade Valley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
  • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
• Moses Lake
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Lake
  • Moses Lake is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moses Lake <5>
• Othello
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
  • Othello is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Othello <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Royal City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Royal City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Royal City ...

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

Adding Royal City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Royal City post office opened in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Royal City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.wa.us/

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