Welcome to Bremerton ...

The coastal city of Bremerton is located on Puget Sound.

Bremerton is located in Kitsap County<1>.

The pronunciation of Bremerton: BREM-er-ton<2>

The community of Bremerton was established in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bremerton has a population of 41,900 people<3> (see below for details).

Bremerton is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bremerton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bremerton is within the boundaries of the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for Bremerton: 98337<5>

Websites for Bremerton ...

Official Website:   www.ci.bremerton.wa.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bremertonchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bremerton had an population of 41,900 people. This is an increase of 11.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bremerton had a population of 37,729 people (or 15.02% of the total population of Kitsap County). This makes Bremerton the county's most populous community.

The population of Bremerton represents 0.56% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 26th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 37,729 people, the population of Bremerton increased 1.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 37,259 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bremerton.

Communities Also Named Bremerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bremerton - it's located in Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bremerton.

Communities near Bremerton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bremerton.

• Seattle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <6>
• Shoreline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
  • Shoreline is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreline <6>
• Burien
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <6>
• Des Moines
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <6>
• SeaTac
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SeaTac
  • SeaTac is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for SeaTac <6>
• Mercer Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
  • Mercer Island is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people
• Bainbridge Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
  • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
  • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
  • Winslow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <6>
• Tukwila
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tukwila
  • Tukwila is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tukwila <6>
• Poulsbo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulsbo
  • Poulsbo is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulsbo <6>
• Gig Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
  • Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bremerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bremerton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bremerton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bremerton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bremerton. Our list includes 36 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bremerton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bremerton ...

Looking for more information about Bremerton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bremerton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bremerton.

Adding Bremerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bremerton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bremerton was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Bremerton on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bremerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bremerton: www.ci.bremerton.wa.us/

The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/