Welcome to Edgewood ...

The city of Edgewood is located on Puget Sound.

Edgewood is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgewood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Edgewood has a population of 13,071 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Edgewood is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Edgewood: 98371<4>

Websites for Edgewood ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Edgewood had an population of 13,071 people. This is an increase of 39.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 43.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Edgewood had a population of 9,387 people. This makes Edgewood the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Edgewood represents 0.14% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 81st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,387 people, the population of Edgewood increased 3.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,089 people).

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

Communities Also Named Edgewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 84 communities that are also named Edgewood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Connecticut (2), Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois (5), Indiana (5), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Maryland (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (5), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (8), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edgewood ...

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

• Tacoma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <5>
• Kent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Renton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <5>
• Lakewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Burien
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <5>
• University Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <5>
• Des Moines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <5>
• SeaTac
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SeaTac
  • SeaTac is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for SeaTac <5>
• Maple Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 southeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewood ...

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

Adding Edgewood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edgewood post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Edgewood: www.ci.edgewood.wa.us/

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

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