Tacoma, Washington

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The coastal city of Tacoma is located in Pierce County and is the county seat.

Tacoma is 110 feet [33.53 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Tacoma can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Tacoma had a population of 193,556 people^<3> (or 27.49% of the total population of Pierce County). The population of Tacoma represented 3.28% of the total of Washington, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Tacoma had a population of 197,181 people. This is an increase of 1.87% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Tacoma.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Auburn	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	55,426	37.49% increase
	Burien	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	31,316	1.77% decrease
	Covington	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	18,115	31.43% increase
	Des Moines	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	28,755	1.75% decrease
	Federal Way	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	84,309	1.26% increase
	Kent	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	83,978	5.6% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Tacoma.

Websites for Tacoma

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The Commemorative Quarter for Washington<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Tacoma. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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