Seattle metropolitan area

The Seattle metropolitan area includes the city of Seattle, Washington; King County, Washington; and several surrounding cities and counties in the Puget Sound area. According to the United States 2000 Census, the CMSA has a population of 3,554,760, making it the 13th largest United States metropolitan area.

Related Topics:
Seattle, Washington - King County, Washington - Puget Sound - United States 2000 Census - United States metropolitan area

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As defined by the United States Census Bureau, the Seattle?Tacoma?Bremerton, WA consolidated metropolitan statistical area (CMSA) is made up of the following primary metropolitan statistical areas (PMSAs):

Related Topics:
United States Census Bureau - Tacoma - Bremerton - WA - CMSA - PMSA

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• Bremerton, WA PMSA
• Kitsap County: west of Seattle, separated from the city by Puget Sound; connected to Seattle by ferry and to Tacoma by the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
• Olympia, WA PMSA
• Thurston County: southwest of Seattle, at the south end of Puget Sound
• Seattle?Bellevue?Everett, WA PMSA
• King County: Seattle and its immediate vicinity
• Snohomish County: north of Seattle
• Island County: northwest of Everett, encompassing Whidbey and Camano Islands in Puget Sound
• Tacoma, WA PMSA
• Pierce County: south of Seattle

See also Greater Puget Sound for a roughly coterminous area.

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Complete listings of the cities in the immediate area can be found in the county listings above. The following list is a subset of the full list:

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• Bellevue
• Bremerton
• Burien
• Mercer Island
• Issaquah
• SeaTac
• Federal Way
• Redmond
• Renton
• Kent
• Des Moines
• Tukwila