Welcome to Buckley ...

The city of Buckley is located on Puget Sound.

Buckley is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Buckley has a population of 5,066 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Buckley is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Buckley: 98321<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Buckley had an population of 5,066 people. This is an increase of 16.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Buckley had a population of 4,354 people. This makes Buckley the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Buckley represents 0.06% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 124th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,354 people, the population of Buckley increased 5.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,145 people).

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

Communities Also Named Buckley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Buckley - they are located in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario and Oregon.

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

Communities near Buckley ...

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

• Kent
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
• Federal Way
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <5>
• Auburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
• Puyallup
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <5>
• Maple Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
  • Maple Valley is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Valley <5>
• Bonney Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney Lake
  • Bonney Lake is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonney Lake <5>
• Covington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Edgewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <5>
• Sumner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <5>
• Fife
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
  • Fife is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <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 Buckley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckley.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckley. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Buckley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckley ...

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

Adding Buckley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Buckley post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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