Welcome to La Conner ...

The town of La Conner is located in Skagit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Conner, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Conner has a population of 948 people<2> (see below for details).

La Conner is near sea level<3>.

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

La Conner is within the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for La Conner: 98257<4>

Websites for La Conner ...

Official Website: www.laconner.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Conner had an population of 948 people. This is an increase of 6.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Conner had a population of 891 people. This makes La Conner the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of La Conner represents 0.01% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 207th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 891 people, the population of La Conner increased 17.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 761 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Conner.

Communities near La Conner ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Oak Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <5>
• Anacortes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <5>
• Sedro - Woolley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedro - Woolley
  • Sedro - Woolley is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedro - Woolley <5>
• Burlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
• Stanwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <5>
• Coupeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
  • Coupeville is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <5>
• Similk Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
  • Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
• Bay View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Bay View is located in Skagit County
• Skagit City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
  • Skagit City is located in Skagit County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Conner ...

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

Adding La Conner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Conner 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 La Conner was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found La Conner on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Conner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for La Conner: www.laconner.net/

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

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