Lakewood, Washington
City in Washington, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city in Pierce County, Washington. For the smaller Snohomish County community, see North Lakewood, Washington. For the ghost town near Kalgoorlie in Australia, see Lakewood, Western Australia.
Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 63,612 at the 2020 census.[5]
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Lakewood | |
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![]() City of Lakewood | |
![]() Location of Lakewood in Pierce County and Washington | |
Coordinates: 47°10′N 122°32′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Pierce |
Settled | 1833 |
Incorporated | February 28, 1996 |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager[1] |
• Mayor | Jason Whalen[2] |
• City Manager | John Caulfield |
• Deputy Mayor | Mary Moss[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 18.89 sq mi (48.93 km2) |
• Land | 17.06 sq mi (44.18 km2) |
• Water | 1.83 sq mi (4.74 km2) 9.39% |
Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 63,612 |
• Estimate (2022)[6] | 62,572 |
• Rank | US: 619th WA: 21st |
• Density | 3,667.0/sq mi (1,416.0/km2) |
Demonym | Lakewoodian[7] |
Time zone | UTC–8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 98439, 98498, 98499 |
Area code | 253 |
FIPS code | 53-38038 |
GNIS feature ID | 1512373[4] |
Sales tax | 10.1%[8] |
Website | cityoflakewood.us |
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