Welcome to Renton ...

The city of Renton is located on Puget Sound.

Renton is located in King County<1>.

The community of Renton was established in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Renton has a population of 101,708 people<2> (see below for details).

Renton is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Renton: (425)

The ZIP code for Renton: 98057<4>

Websites for Renton ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Renton had an population of 101,708 people. This is an increase of 11.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 103.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Renton had a population of 90,927 people. This makes Renton the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Renton represents 1.35% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 90,927 people, the population of Renton increased 81.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 50,052 people).

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

Communities Also Named Renton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Renton - they are located in Michigan, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Renton ...

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

• Seattle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <5>
• Tacoma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <5>
• Bellevue
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Kent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Federal Way
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Kirkland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <5>
• Auburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Redmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <5>
• Sammamish
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammamish
  • Sammamish is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sammamish <5>
• Shoreline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
  • Shoreline is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreline <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 Renton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Renton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Renton. Our list includes 22 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Renton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Renton ...

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

Adding Renton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Renton post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Renton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Renton: www.ci.renton.wa.us/

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

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