Washington · Census place 5335940
Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington with an estimated 95,499 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 13th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 95,499
- #13 of 206 in Washington
- Change since 2020
- +3.0%
- +2,758 people
- Land area
- 17.8 sq mi
- + 4.86 sq mi water
- Density
- 5,362 / sq mi
- State median 2,694
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Kirkland population, 2020 to 2024
Kirkland added 2,758 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.0%. In the latest year it moved by +3,238. Among 125 Washington places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 60th; the median place changed by +2.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in Washington has 18,148 people, so Kirkland is 5.3 times that size.
Kirkland covers 17.81 square miles of land and 4.86 of water, for 5,362 people per square mile of land. The median Washington place of 5,000+ has 2,694, so Kirkland is denser than the typical town.
What county Kirkland is in
All of Kirkland's residents live in King County, which had 2,340,211 residents in 2024. Kirkland holds 4.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Kirkland
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Kirkland by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 98033, 98034. 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 Kirkland is
The Census internal point of Kirkland is at 47.696700, -122.204200. Olympia, the capital, is 56.1 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Bellevue, WA (154,377 people), 7.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 47.696700, -122.204200
- DMS
- 47°41'48.12"N 122°12'15.12"W
- UTM
- 10N 559710.0E 5282897.3N
- Geohash
- c23p74vt7
- Plus code
- 84VVMQWW+M8
Daylight in Kirkland
At 47.70° N, Kirkland gets about 16 h 00 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 25 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Kirkland
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Washington, measured between internal points. The closest is Yarrow Point, 3.7 miles away, with 1,134 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Kirkland, WA?
95,499 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,758 (3.0%) from 92,741 in July 2020.
What county is Kirkland in?
King County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Kirkland?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 98033, 98034.
How far is Kirkland from Olympia?
56.1 miles (90.2 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Kirkland.
What is the nearest larger city to Kirkland?
Bellevue, WA, with 154,377 residents, 7.2 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.