Welcome to Vashon Heights ...

Vashon Heights is located in King County<1>.

The pronunciation of Vashon Heights: VASH-ahn<2>

A typical abbreviation for Vashon Heights: Vashon Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Vashon Heights is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Vashon Heights ...

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

• Seattle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Tacoma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Bellevue
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Kent
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• Renton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <4>
• Federal Way
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Kirkland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <4>
• Auburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Redmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <4>
• Shoreline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>

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 Vashon Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vashon Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vashon Heights. 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 Vashon Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vashon Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Vashon Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vashon Heights ...

Looking for more information about Vashon Heights? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Vashon Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vashon Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vashon Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

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