Rainier, Washington

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tacoma. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the northeast of Rainier and has a population of 193,556 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Federal Way. It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the northeast of Rainier and has a population of 83,259 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Auburn	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	55,426	37.49% increase
	Bremerton	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	36,006	3.36% decrease
	Burien	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	31,316	1.77% decrease
	Centralia	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	15,710	6.57% increase
	Des Moines	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	28,755	1.75% decrease
	Kent	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	83,978	5.6% increase
	Lacey	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	40,702	30.35% increase
	Lakewood	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	56,983	2.11% decrease
	Maple Valley	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	19,929	40.26% increase
	Olympia	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	45,322	6.6% increase
	Puyallup	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	36,330	10.05% increase
	Renton	NE	46 mi [74 km]	62,266	24.4% increase
	SeaTac	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	25,840	1.35% increase
	Tukwila	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	17,092	0.52% decrease
	University Place	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	30,345	1.38% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bucoda	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	633	0.8% increase
	DuPont	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	6,944	183.2% increase
	Elk Plain	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Fords Prairie	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Grand Mound	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Lake City	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Mock City	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Nisqually Indian Community	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	North Yelm	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Roy	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	689	165% increase
	Spanaway	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Tanglewilde-Thompson Place	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Tenino	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,590	9.88% increase
	Tumwater	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	14,100	11.04% increase
	Yelm	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	5,800	76.35% increase

Thurston County

Rainier is located in Thurston County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Thurston: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason and Pierce.

Below are counties that are near Rainier (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Rainier:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Rainier
	Cowlitz County	S	Kid Valley	35 miles [56 km]
	Grays Harbor County	W	Chehalis Village	23 miles [37 km]
	King County	NE	Milton	30 miles [48 km]
	Kitsap County	N	Burley	36 miles [57 km]
	Lewis County	SW	Kopiah	14 miles [22 km]
	Mason County	NW	Arcadia	24 miles [38 km]
	Pacific County	SW	Hilda	36 miles [57 km]
	Pierce County	NE	McKenna	6 miles [9 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Washington<3>

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