Carpet Cleaning For Covington

The area presently known as Covington was originally known as Jenkins Prairie. In the 1880's, the Northern Pacific Railroad commissioned a surveyor by the name of Covington to develop a railroad line between Auburn and Kanaskat. A stop along the route was named for him and eventually the area surrounding the depot would be called Covington.

Several logging companies set up in the area in the late 19th century, and services soon followed. A school district was established in 1937. Over the years the area grew as an unincorporated area of Kent. To this day, the United States Postal Service considers Kent to be the "Actual" city name in Covington's ZIP code, with Covington as an "Acceptable" name.

With its rapid population growth since the city's incorporation, much of the city's income depends on the retail industry. The city's retail core is located along the SR-516 corridor. In 2006, new Covington downtown businesses included a new Wal-Mart, a Kohls, a Carl's Jr, an Applebees. 2008 brought the newly opened Red Robin, Cutter's Point, and Home Depot in the new shopping center next to Jenkins Creek Elementary School. Fast growth is expected to continue in the area due to the continued widening and modifications done on State Route 18, a major thoroughfare connecting south King County with Interstate 90. New businesses arriving in 2008 include a Costco behind the Fred Meyer. In 2009 there are many more big businesses expected to open, including a UPS Store and Bank of America branch within the Covington Esplande (Home Depot) lot. The company who created the Covington Esplande (Home Depot) center is also interested in creating some new retail space where the woods currently are across from Costco.

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