Welcome to Fife ...

The city of Fife is located on Puget Sound.

Fife is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fife, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fife has a population of 10,351 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Fife is near sea level<3>.

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

Fife lies within the (253) area code.

The ZIP code for Fife: 98424<4>

Websites for Fife ...

Official Website:   www.cityoffife.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fifechamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fife had an population of 10,351 people. This is an increase of 12.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 116.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fife had a population of 9,173 people. This makes Fife the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Fife represents 0.14% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 83rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,173 people, the population of Fife increased 91.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,784 people).

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

Communities Also Named Fife ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fife - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fife ...

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

• Kent
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Federal Way
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Lakewood
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fife ...

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

Adding Fife to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fife post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fife.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fife: www.cityoffife.org/

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

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