Town guide

King City, Oregon

King City is a city in Washington County, Oregon, home to about 5,073 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 97224.

Homes sold for a median of $288 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population5,0736,263 per sq mi
Median home value$423,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$288Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in King City

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around King City

Distances

Nearest major airportPortland International Airport (PDX)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Portland, OR11 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA820 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of King City; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents King City

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

King City had 5,184 residents in the 2020 census, up 166% since 2000.

It’s the 105th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.

Washington County grew from 14,467 residents in 1900 to 600,372 in 2020.

King City population by census2000: 1,949, 2010: 3,111, 2020: 5,1841,94920003,11120105,1842020

Washington County, 1900–2020

Washington County population, 1900 to 20201900: 14,467, 1910: 21,522, 1920: 26,376, 1930: 30,275, 1940: 39,194, 1950: 61,269, 1960: 92,237, 1970: 157,920, 1980: 245,808, 1990: 311,554, 2000: 445,342, 2010: 529,710, 2020: 600,37214K’00’1026K’20’3039K’40’5092K’60’70246K’80’90445K’00’10600K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 39.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near King CityJan: high 50°F, low 40°F, 5.5 in; Feb: high 54°F, low 40°F, 4.3 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 42°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 45°F, 3 in; May: high 70°F, low 50°F, 2.2 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 53°F, 1.7 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 57°F, 0.5 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 57°F, 0.5 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 53°F, 1.4 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 47°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 43°F, 5.9 in; Dec: high 49°F, low 40°F, 6.3 in50°40°Jan5.554°40°Feb4.358°42°Mar4.163°45°Apr3.070°50°May2.273°53°Jun1.781°57°Jul0.582°57°Aug0.576°53°Sep1.465°47°Oct3.955°43°Nov5.949°40°Dec6.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nature Park-Beaverton, OR weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Washington County

307,351 jobs at 16,355 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Washington CountyManufacturing: 46,457 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 35,192 jobs; Retail trade: 32,810 jobs; Company headquarters: 29,309 jobs; Professional services: 27,790 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 23,728 jobs; Administrative and support: 19,293 jobs; Construction: 18,831 jobsManufacturing 15% Health care and social assistance 12% Retail trade 11% Company headquarters 10% Professional services 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Administrative and support 6% Construction 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

359 doctors and other health care providers list an office in King City.

Nearest hospitals

  • Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Tualatin3.1 miles
  • Providence St. Vincent Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Portland7.0 miles
  • Portland Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Portland8.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors47
Specialist doctors26
Dentists36
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants56
Mental health providers81
Physical and occupational therapists91
Optometrists12
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies10

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around King City

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Bull Mountain Park · 10 acres0.9 mi
  • East Butte Heritage Park · 3 acres0.9 mi
  • Price Park · 3 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Grocery Outlet0.3 mi
  • Safeway0.4 mi
  • Trader Joe's0.5 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Safeway0.5 mi
  • Walgreens1.0 mi

Libraries

  • Tigard Public Library2.0 mi
  • Beaverton City Library Murray Scholls Branch2.4 mi
  • Tualatin Public Library2.7 mi
  • Sherwood Public Library4.1 mi
  • Capitol Hill Library4.5 mi

Museums

  • Sherwood Heritage Center4.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Broadway Rose Theater Company1.5 mi
  • Deb Fennell Auditorium1.7 mi
  • Sherwood Center for the Arts4.2 mi
  • Amphitheatre4.2 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1966.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in King City

Public schools here are run by Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Art Rutkin Elementary SchoolTigardPre-K–5131Public2.1 mi
Durham Elementary SchoolTigardPre-K–5471Public2.1 mi
James Templeton Elementary SchoolTigardPre-K–5543Public1.4 mi
Alberta Rider Elementary SchoolTigardK–5367Public0.5 mi
Deer Creek Elementary SchoolTigardK–5534Public0.7 mi
Creekside Community High SchoolTigard6–12186Alternative Education2.0 mi
Twality Middle SchoolTigard6–81,006Public1.3 mi
Tigard High SchoolTigard9–121,771Public1.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Towns near King City

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Shares ZIP codes with Tigard, Bull Mountain, Durham and Tualatin.

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