Welcome to Stanwood ...

The city of Stanwood is located on Puget Sound.

Stanwood is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanwood has a population of 7,286 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Stanwood is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stanwood is located in the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for Stanwood: 98292<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanwood had an population of 7,286 people. This is an increase of 16.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 85.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanwood had a population of 6,231 people. This makes Stanwood the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Stanwood represents 0.09% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 107th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,231 people, the population of Stanwood increased 58.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,923 people).

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

Communities Also Named Stanwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Stanwood - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (2), New York, Ohio, Ontario (3) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Stanwood ...

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

• Everett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <5>
• Marysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Arlington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Sedro - Woolley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Port Townsend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Townsend
  • Port Townsend is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Townsend <5>
• Burlington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Coupeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Langley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Langley is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <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 Stanwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanwood.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanwood. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Stanwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanwood ...

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

Adding Stanwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stanwood post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stanwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

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