Washington · Census place 5303180
Auburn, Washington
Auburn is a city in 2 counties of Washington with an estimated 85,513 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 15th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 85,513
- #15 of 206 in Washington
- Change since 2020
- -1.8%
- -1,532 people
- Land area
- 29.6 sq mi
- + 0.29 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,891 / sq mi
- State median 2,694
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Auburn population, 2020 to 2024
Auburn lost 1,532 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.8%. In the latest year it moved by +665. Among 125 Washington places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 115th; the median place changed by +2.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in Washington has 18,148 people, so Auburn is 4.7 times that size.
Auburn covers 29.58 square miles of land and 0.29 of water, for 2,891 people per square mile of land. The median Washington place of 5,000+ has 2,694, so Auburn is close to the typical town.
The 2 counties Auburn spans
Auburn crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 85,513 residents as follows; King County holds 88.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01King County75,813
- 02Pierce County9,700
ZIP codes in Auburn
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Auburn by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 98001, 98002, 98092. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Auburn is
The Census internal point of Auburn is at 47.303800, -122.210000. Olympia, the capital, is 37.3 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kent, WA (136,588 people), 5.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 47.303800, -122.210000
- DMS
- 47°18'13.68"N 122°12'36.00"W
- UTM
- 10N 559718.8E 5239227.8N
- Geohash
- c23j553ks
- Plus code
- 84VV8Q3R+G2
Daylight in Auburn
At 47.30° N, Auburn gets about 15 h 57 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 28 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 29 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Auburn
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Washington, measured between internal points. The closest is Algona, 2.4 miles away, with 3,269 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Auburn, WA?
85,513 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,532 (1.8%) from 87,045 in July 2020.
What county is Auburn in?
It spans 2 counties: King County (75,813 residents), Pierce County (9,700 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Auburn?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 98001, 98002, 98092.
How far is Auburn from Olympia?
37.3 miles (60.1 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Auburn.
What is the nearest larger city to Auburn?
Kent, WA, with 136,588 residents, 5.8 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.