Washington · Census place 5360510

Ruston, Washington

Ruston is a city in Pierce County, Washington with an estimated 1,048 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 203rd largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,048; #203 of 206 in Washington
Change since 2020: -0.7%; -7 people
Land area: 0.3 sq mi
Density: 4,031 / sq mi; State median 2,694

Orange pin: Ruston. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Olympia.

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Ruston population, 2020 to 2024

Ruston lost 7 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.7%. In the latest year it moved by +14.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,055. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Ruston covers 0.26 square miles of land, for 4,031 people per square mile of land. The median Washington place of 5,000+ has 2,694, so Ruston is denser than the typical town.

What county Ruston is in

All of Ruston's residents live in Pierce County, which had 941,170 residents in 2024. Ruston holds 0.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Ruston

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Ruston by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 98407. 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 Ruston is

The Census internal point of Ruston is at 47.298000, -122.511800. Olympia, the capital, is 25.7 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Tacoma, WA (228,202 people), 4.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 47.298000, -122.511800
DMS: 47°17'52.80"N 122°30'42.48"W
UTM: 10N 536908.8E 5238396.2N
Geohash: c22vh4mdu
Plus code: 84VV7FXQ+67

Daylight in Ruston

At 47.30° N, Ruston 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 28 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Ruston

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Washington, measured between internal points. The closest is Tacoma, 4.0 miles away, with 228,202 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ruston, WA?

1,048 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 7 (0.7%) from 1,055 in July 2020.

What county is Ruston in?

Pierce County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Ruston?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 98407.

How far is Ruston from Olympia?

25.7 miles (41.4 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Ruston.

What is the nearest larger city to Ruston?

Tacoma, WA, with 228,202 residents, 4.0 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.