Welcome to Lacey ...

The city of Lacey is located on the Olympic Peninsula.

Lacey is located in Thurston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lacey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lacey has a population of 52,442 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Lacey is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lacey is located in the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for Lacey: 98503<4>

Websites for Lacey ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lacey had an population of 52,442 people. This is an increase of 23.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 67.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lacey had a population of 42,393 people (which is 16.81% of the total population of Thurston County). This makes Lacey the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Lacey represents 0.63% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 42,393 people, the population of Lacey increased 35.76% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 31,226 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lacey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lacey - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lacey ...

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

• Lakewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• University Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Shelton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <5>
• DuPont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuPont
  • DuPont is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuPont <5>
• Yelm
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
  • Yelm is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <5>
• Steilacoom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steilacoom
  • Steilacoom is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steilacoom <5>
• Rainier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <5>
• Tenino
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino
  • Tenino is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenino <5>
• Roy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <5>
• Bucoda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucoda
  • Bucoda is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucoda <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 Lacey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lacey.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lacey. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lacey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lacey ...

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

Adding Lacey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lacey post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lacey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lacey: www.ci.lacey.wa.us/

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

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