Kennewick, Washington

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The city of Kennewick is located on the Columbia River (southern Washington state).

Kennewick is located in Benton County.

The community of Kennewick is 160 feet [48.77 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Kennewick, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Kennewick had a population of 54,693 people^<2> (or 38.22% of the total population of Benton County). The population of Kennewick represented 0.93% of the total of Washington, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Kennewick had a population of 63,216 people. This is an increase of 15.58% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Kennewick.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Power City (OR)	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Umatilla (OR)	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	6,280	26.16% increase
	Benton City	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,964	12.96% increase
	Burbank	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Finley	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Highland	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Kennewick.

Website for Kennewick

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Kennewick. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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