Pacific Northwest
Washington
Pierce

University Place

University Place is a city in , United States. Its population was 34,866 at the 2020 census. University Place received its name in the 1800s when the University of Puget Sound, a private liberal-arts college in North Tacoma, purchased land along the primary north–south route of Grandview Drive.
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  • Type: Town with 34,900 residents
  • Description: city in Pierce County, Washington, United States
  • Also known as: “Belmarlow”, “University Place, WA”, and “University Place, Washington”
  • Postal code: 98467

Places of Interest

Highlights include Titlow Beach and Charles Wright Academy.

Park
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is in , . It is located along near the . It has a beach, community center, park, water play area, one restaurant, a view of the , a small boardwalk, and is a popular scuba diving area. is situated 2 miles north of University Place.

School
is a coed private college preparatory school in University Place, Washington, offering Preschool to Grade 12. CWA is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Northwest Association of Independent Schools. is situated 2 miles south of University Place.

School
Oakland Secondary School, originally the , is an alternative secondary school in . It was built in 1912 by a prominent local architectural firm and is located at 3319 South Adams Street. is situated 2½ miles east of University Place.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fircrest and Lakewood.

Village
is a city in , , United States. The population was 7,156 at the 2020 census.

Town
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is a city in , United States. The population was 63,612 at the 2020 census. It is the second-largest city in the county, behind , and is a suburban bedroom community. is situated 4 miles south of University Place.

Neighborhood
The is a business district in the of . Primarily a center for locals to shop, the District has cultivated a small town "urban village" character. is situated 4 miles northeast of University Place.

University Place

Latitude
47.22582° or 47° 13′ 33″ north
Longitude
-122.53713° or 122° 32′ 14″ west
Population
34,900
Elevation
207 feet (63 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US UUP
Open location code
84VV6FG7+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150937472
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5814450
Wiki­data ID
Q1514808
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“University Place” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يونيفيرسيتي بليس”
  • Basque: “University Place”
  • Bulgarian: “Юнивърсити Плейс”
  • Catalan: “University Place”
  • Cebuano: “University Place”
  • Chechen: “Юниверсити-Плейс”
  • Chinese: “University Place”
  • Chinese: “大学城”
  • Chinese: “大學城”
  • Croatian: “University Place”
  • Danish: “University Place”
  • Dutch: “University Place”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “يونيفيرسيتى بليس”
  • Esperanto: “University Place”
  • French: “University Place”
  • German: “University Place”
  • Gilaki: “یۊنيورسيتي پلیس (واشينگتن)”
  • Gilaki: “یۊنيورسيتي پلیس”
  • Haitian: “University Place, Washington”
  • Haitian: “University Place”
  • Hebrew: “יוניברסיטי פלייס”
  • Hungarian: “University Place”
  • Irish: “University Place”
  • Italian: “University Place”
  • Japanese: “ユニバーシティプレース”
  • Ladin: “University Place”
  • Malagasy: “University Place, Washington”
  • Malagasy: “University Place”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “University Place”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “University Place”
  • Norwegian: “University Place”
  • Persian: “یونیورسیتی پلیس، واشینگتن”
  • Persian: “یونیورسیتی پلیس”
  • Polish: “University Place”
  • Portuguese: “University Place”
  • Russian: “Юниверсити-Плейс (Вашингтон)”
  • Russian: “Юниверсити-Плейс”
  • Serbian: “Јуниверсити Плејс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “University Place, Washington”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “University Place”
  • South Azerbaijani: “یونیورسیتی پلیس، واشینقتون”
  • Spanish: “University Place (Washington)”
  • Spanish: “University Place”
  • Swedish: “University Place”
  • Tatar: “Юниверсити-Плейс”
  • Turkish: “University Place, Washington”
  • Turkish: “University Place”
  • Ukrainian: “Юніверсіті-Плейс”
  • Uzbek: “University Place”
  • Uzbek: “Университй Плаcе”
  • Vietnamese: “University Place, Washington”
  • Vietnamese: “University Place”
  • Volapük: “University Place”
  • Waray (Philippines): “University Place, Washington”
  • Waray (Philippines): “University Place”
  • Welsh: “University Place, Washington”
  • Welsh: “University Place”

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