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Welcome to Sumner ...

The city of Sumner is located on Puget Sound.

Sumner is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sumner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sumner has a population of 10,433 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Sumner is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Sumner: 253

The ZIP codes for Sumner: 98352, 98390-98391<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sumner had an population of 10,433 people. This is an increase of 10.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sumner had a population of 9,451 people. This makes Sumner the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Sumner represents 0.14% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,451 people, the population of Sumner increased 11.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,504 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sumner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Sumner - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Sumner ...

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

Communities near Sumner ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sumner. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sumner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sumner ...

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

Adding Sumner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sumner 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 Sumner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Sumner post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sumner.

The official website for Sumner: www.ci.sumner.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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sumner.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sumner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Sumner). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sumner or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Sumner includes: 98352, 98390 & 98391.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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