Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about 100 miles (160 km) …

The United States Census Bureau defines the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area as the three most populous counties in the state: King, Pierce, and Snohomish.

This is the main article of a series that covers the history of Seattle, Washington, a city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. Seattle is a major port city that has a history of …

Downtown Seattle viewed from the top of the Space Needle in 2005 (looking south). Beyond downtown lies the Industrial District. Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington.

Native Americans explore and settle throughout the Puget Sound region which includes the Seattle area. [1] September 14: The Collins Party led by Luther Collins finds a settlement in present-day …

Seattle generally does not experience many extremes of weather. However, the 21st century has seen a trend towards more extreme high-temperature and large-precipitation events.

The population of the city of Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington, was 737,015 in the 2020 United States census. Only about a fifth of the households include minor children, and more people live …

The city of Seattle, Washington, contains many districts and neighborhoods. The city's former mayor Greg Nickels has described it as "a city of neighborhoods". [1][2][3] Early European settlers …

From World War II until 1970, Seattle underwent what amounted to a long, sustained economic boom, although not without occasional reverses. Boeing was hiring, the economy was booming, and while …

Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, and Idaho to the east; it shares an international border with the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. Olympia is the …

Seattle is a charter city in the U.S. state of Washington with a mayor–council form of government. The Mayor of Seattle is head of the executive branch of city government, and the Seattle City Council, led …

List of companies based in Seattle This is a list of large or well-known interstate or international companies headquartered in the Seattle metropolitan area.

Seattle is the most populous municipality in the U.S. state of Washington. Seattle or Seatle may also refer to: "Seattle", a 1987 song by Public Image Ltd from Happy?

As Seattle was highly famous to both early pioneers and modern residents, as well as a constant figure in the mythos of Seattle's founding, Chief Seattle's legacy has been preserved in many ways.

The mayor of Seattle is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Seattle, Washington. The mayor is authorized by the city charter to enforce laws enacted by the Seattle City Council, as …

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport[a] (IATA: SEA, ICAO: KSEA, FAA LID: SEA) is the primary international airport serving Seattle and its surrounding metropolitan area in the U.S. state of …

Seattle's city parks are administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation, a city department. Several bike and pedestrian trails are maintained by the Seattle Department of Transportation or administered …

List of museums in Seattle The Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, a designated city landmark, housed the main Seattle Art Museum (SAM) 1933-1981. The "Art Ladder": the main staircase of the …

Aerial view of Starbucks Center The Starbucks Center (formerly the SODO Center) [1] is the world headquarters of the coffeehouse chain Starbucks. It is located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle, …

The 2025 Seattle mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025, with a primary election on August 5, 2025, to elect the mayor of Seattle. [4] Incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell ran for re-election to a second …