Welcome to Sultan ...

The city of Sultan is located on Puget Sound.

Sultan is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sultan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sultan has a population of 5,433 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Sultan is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Sultan: 98294<4>

Websites for Sultan ...

Official Website: www.cityofsultan.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sultan had an population of 5,433 people. This is an increase of 16.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 62.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sultan had a population of 4,651 people. This makes Sultan the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Sultan represents 0.07% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 122nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,651 people, the population of Sultan increased 39.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,344 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sultan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sultan - they are located in Minnesota, Ontario and Utah.

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

Communities near Sultan ...

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

• Everett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Redmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Bothell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothell
  • Bothell is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bothell <5>
• Lake Stevens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stevens
  • Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Stevens <5>
• Mill Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <5>
• Monroe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Woodinville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodinville
  • Woodinville is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodinville <5>
• Snohomish
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snohomish
  • Snohomish is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snohomish <5>
• Duvall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
  • Duvall is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duvall <5>
• Granite Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <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 Sultan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sultan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sultan ...

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

Adding Sultan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sultan post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sultan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sultan: www.cityofsultan.com/

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

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