Alderton, Washington

About Alderton

Alderton, WA is a small unincorporated community located in central Washington.

Alderton holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.72 square miles.

📰 Alderton News Today

• Alderton Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• 111-year-old Pierce County landmark demolished after permit ‘issued in error’ Tacoma News Tribune · May 19
• Historic Alderton School in Orting partially demolished after permit 'issued in error' KOMO · May 20
• Demolition of 111-year-old school to resume due to safety risk, Pierce Co. says Tacoma News Tribune · May 22
• Air quality in Alderton IQAir · Jul 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Alderton Unique

• The only place in America named Alderton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Alderton

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Alderton

• Dixie's Home Cookin
• Farm 12 Restaurant & Events — salad
• Fika — coffee shop (café)
• Aversano's Italian Restaurant — italian
• Bigfoot Java — coffee shop (café)
• El Charro — mexican
• George's Bonney Lake Tavern
• Gravity Coffee — coffee (café)
• Java2Go — coffee shop (café)
• Tacoma Java Co. (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Jumping Juniors · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alderton

• Riverside Park reviews ★
• Van Lierop Park reviews ★
• Ascent Park reviews ★
• Loyalty Park reviews ★
• Rainier View Park reviews ★
• Step By Step Storybook Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Alderton

🏘️ Nearby Communities