What County Is Seattle, Washington In?

Seattle is in King County, Washington.

Seattle city: generalized boundary, north up. Open street map ↗
Official code
5363000
Representative coordinates
47.619335, -122.351538
Land area
217.624 km²
Water area
150.342 km²
State
Washington
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County boundaries in Seattle

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Coordinates of Seattle

47.619335, -122.351538 is the Census representative point, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or prepare a map link.

Elevation at the representative point

44 m · 145 ft. USGS ground estimate at 47.619335, -122.351538. USGS 3DEP terrain. Terrain cell (nominal): 1 m. Vertical datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.

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Time zones in Seattle

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
America/Los_AngelesUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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Census ZIP areas

98101 · 98102 · 98103 · 98104 · 98105 · 98106 · 98107 · 98108 · 98109 · 98112 · 98115 · 98116 · 98117 · 98118 · 98119 · 98121 · 98122 · 98125 · 98126 · 98133 · 98134 · 98136 · 98144 · 98146 · 98154 · 98155 · 98164 · 98174 · 98177 · 98178 · 98195 · 98199

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