 To alleviate this problem, in 1998 the United States Postal Service granted the Pierce County community the rights to use "Lakewood, Washington", since it was now an incorporated city, and changed the Snohomish County community's name to "North Lakewood", which was unincorporated at the time.This allowed the Snohomish County community to keep its Post Office.Since 2005, the portion of North Lakewood located inside the urban growth boundary has been part of the City of Marysville.