The Courier-Herald
The Courier-Herald
The Courier-Herald serves residents of Enumclaw, Bonney Lake, Sumner and the surrounding Plateau area. These King and Pierce Counties’ communities offer the essence of small town America with quick access to both major metropolitan centers of Seattle and Tacoma. The Plateau area is also a gateway to Mount Rainier. Recreation and tourist activities abound from hiking, camping to bird watching.
The Courier-Herald’s reporters and photographers provide all the news, sports, business profiles and special features for local communities and families. If it is happening in or around the area, you’ll find it in the Herald.
Winner of 10 industry awards in 2015!
The Courier-Herald won 10 awards from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, including awards for tourism guides/special sections, best news stories, and a front page design.
In all, Sound Publishing took home 229 WNPA awards. Seventy-five of those were 1st place, including the coveted General Excellence. Sound also scooped up nine Local Media Association awards. At Sound, we remain dedicated to covering local stories that affect each of our communities. No other news source reports down to the neighborhood level like we do.
74%
family households
50%
are female
38
median age
32%
have college
degree
$75,548
median household
income
Circulation Comparison
| Zip | Zip Name | Nielsen Occupied Households | The Courier-Herald | Sound Publishing, Inc. Coverage | Seattle Times (Sun) | Seattle Times Coverage (Sun) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98010 | Black Diamond | 1,814 | 608 | 33.5% | 390 | 21.5% |
| 98022 | Enumclaw | 8,570 | 6,918 | 81% | 1,210 | 14.1% |
| 98051 | Ravensdale | 1,536 | 40 | 2.6% | 136 | 8.9% |
| 98092 | Auburn | 14,956 | 408 | 2.7% | 2,052 | 13.7% |
| 98321 | Buckley | 5,863 | 3,776 | 64.4% | 273 | 4.7% |
| 98391 | Bonney Lake | 16,090 | 13,214 | 82% | 987 | 6.1% |
| 98396 | Wilkeson | 241 | 40 | 17% | ||
| Misc. | – | 110 | ||||
| Total | 49,070 | 25,114 | 51.2% | 5,048 | 10.3% | |
Sources: CAC Consolidated Media Report (Q 1, 2016), Seattle Times 2015 AAM Audit (Sunday), U.S. Census: 2014 American Community Survey (5-year), 2015 Pulse Research readership survey
