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King County

King County is the largest county in by population, home to roughly 30% of the state's residents. It stretches from to the Cascade Range, encompassing the major cities of and and their sprawling suburbs, as well as wide stretches of rural farmland and uninhabited mountain terrain.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Seattle and Bellevue.

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, sits at one of the most beautiful spots in the . Occupying a narrow isthmus between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it is the biggest city in the , with 780,000 people in and over four million people in the metro area.

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is a city in the region of state, just across Lake Washington from . had a population of 150,000 in 2021, making it the largest city on the Eastside of King County.

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Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, marketed as SEA Airport and commonly called Sea-Tac, is an international airport between and in the region of .

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Explore places such as Redmond and Renton.

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is a city in King County, , on the Eastside of Lake Washington. It is a suburb of , 15 miles away. is home to Microsoft Corporation, which has a large presence in the area.

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is a city in King County, south of and north of . It is a quiet suburb of at the base of Lake Washington. is primarily known as the site of the Boeing 737 plant, where the popular commercial jetliner is built.

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is the fourth largest city in King County in the region of , between and .

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is a charming city of 93,000 in King County, , across from on the east side of Lake Washington.

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is a city in King County on the of . It is the home of the Pacific Bonsai Museum and Rhododendron Species Botanical Gardens. With a population of 96,000, is one of 's largest suburbs.

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is a city of 40,000 people in King County in the region of . Its historic downtown is a popular base for hiking in the foothills of the Cascades.

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is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 87,256 at the 2020 Census, and was estimated at 85,513 in 2024. is a suburb in the , and is currently ranked as the 15th most populous city in the state of Washington.

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is a suburb just north of , in King County. This mostly-residential community of about 60,000 people features a variety of natural spaces close to the big city.

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is a city in southern King County. Its name is a portmanteau of its larger neighbors: to the north, and to the south.

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is in King County, on just south of . Amidst the strip malls and car dealerships of suburban Seattle is 'Old Town' , a main street holding onto the area's early charm.

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is a city in King County in the region of . It includes Southcenter, the largest retail hub in the region.

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is a city in King County, , consisting entirely of an island in Lake Washington. Once known as "East Seattle", it has become one of the region's most upscale residential communities.

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is a city of around 33,000 on the Sammamish River, in King County of . It's about 15 miles northeast of downtown , near .

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is a city of 9,900 in King County of , 20 mi northeast of . It is the production center of Washington's wine industry, where many of the state's top wineries offer tasting rooms.

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is a city in the region of . The city's mountain scenery was made famous as a filming location for the television series Twin Peaks.

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is a city in King County of , just above the scenic Falls. Moreso than other cities in the region, it has preserved ties to its varied past, as a Native American community, a logging company town and a busy rail depot along one of the region's first railways.

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or Vashon-Maury Island is an island near , the largest island in the south of Admiralty Inlet. There are no bridges to connect the island with the mainland, a big factor contributing to the island's relative isolation and rural character.

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is an unincorporated area of King County, just south of and north of . The area embraces its nickname of 'Rat City', making it a part of its punk-rock mixed-ethnicity identity.

King County

Latitude of center
47.4873° or 47° 29′ 14″ north
Longitude of center
-121.8622° or 121° 51′ 44″ west
Population
1,930,000
Elevation
2,146 feet (654 metres)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317005126
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
5799783
Wiki­data ID
Q108861
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“King County” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “King County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة كنغ، واشنطون”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة كينغ (واشنطن)”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة كينغ”
  • Armenian: “Քինգ շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de King”
  • Basque: “King konderria”
  • Bavarian: “King County, Washington”
  • Bavarian: “King County”
  • Belarusian: “акруга Кінг”
  • Bishnupriya: “কিং কাউন্টি, ৱাশিংটন”
  • Bishnupriya: “কিং কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Кинг”
  • Catalan: “Comtat de King”
  • Cebuano: “King County”
  • Chechen: “Кинг (гуо, Вашингтон)”
  • Chechen: “Кинг”
  • Chinese: “King Kūn”
  • Chinese: “金县”
  • Chinese: “金縣”
  • Chinese: “金郡 (華盛頓州)”
  • Chinese: “金郡”
  • Croatian: “King County”
  • Czech: “King County”
  • Czech: “Okres King”
  • Dutch: “King County”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono King”
  • Estonian: “Kingi maakond”
  • Finnish: “Kingin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de King”
  • French: “Comté de King”
  • French: “comté King”
  • French: “King County”
  • Georgian: “კინგის ოლქი”
  • German: “King County”
  • Gilaki: “کینگ ٚ شأرستان (واشينگتن)”
  • Gilaki: “کینگ ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “King County, Washington”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Κινγκ, Ουάσινγκτον”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Κινγκ”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Κινγκ”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז קינג”
  • Hungarian: “King megye”
  • Indonesian: “County King, Washington”
  • Indonesian: “County King”
  • Irish: “Contae King, Washington”
  • Irish: “Contae King”
  • Italian: “contea di King”
  • Italian: “Contea di King”
  • Japanese: “キング・カウンティ”
  • Japanese: “キング郡”
  • Korean: “킹 군”
  • Korean: “킹군”
  • Latin: “King Comitatus”
  • Lithuanian: “Kingo apygarda”
  • Low German: “King County”
  • Mazanderani: “کینگ شهرستان (واشینگتن)”
  • Mazanderani: “کینگ شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “King Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “King Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “King County i Washington”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “King County”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “King County i Washington”
  • Norwegian: “King County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان کینگ، واشینگتن”
  • Persian: “شهرستان کینگ”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo King”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de King”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul King, Washington”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul King”
  • Russian: “Кинг”
  • Sardinian: “contea de King”
  • Serbian: “King County”
  • Serbian: “Okrug King”
  • Serbian: “Кинг”
  • Serbian: “Округ Кинг”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “King County, Washington”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “King County”
  • Slovak: “King County”
  • Slovenian: “King County”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje King”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کینق بؤلگه‌سی، واشینقتون”
  • Spanish: “Condado de King (Washington)”
  • Spanish: “Condado de King”
  • Swedish: “King County, Washington”
  • Swedish: “King County”
  • Tajik: “Кинг”
  • Tatar: “Кинг (округ, Вашингтон)”
  • Tatar: “Кинг”
  • Thai: “คิงเคาน์ตี”
  • Thai: “เทศมณฑลคิง”
  • Turkish: “King County, WA”
  • Turkish: “King County, Wash.”
  • Turkish: “King County, Washington”
  • Turkish: “King County”
  • Turkish: “King ilçesi, WA”
  • Turkish: “King ilçesi, Wash.”
  • Turkish: “King ilçesi, Washington”
  • Turkish: “King ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Кінг”
  • Ukrainian: “Кінґ”
  • Urdu: “کنگ کاؤنٹی، واشنگٹن”
  • Venetian: “contea de King”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận King, Washington”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận King”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han King, Washington”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han King”
  • Welsh: “King County, Washington”
  • Welsh: “King County”
  • Western Frisian: “King County”
  • Western Panjabi: “کنگ کاؤنٹی، واشنگٹن”
  • Western Panjabi: “کنگ کاؤنٹی”
  • “kipisi ma Kin”
  • “ma Kin pi ma Wasinton pi ma Mewika”

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