Welcome to West Seattle ...

West Seattle is located in King County<1>.

The location of West Seattle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Seattle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for West Seattle: W. Seattle

West Seattle is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near West Seattle ...

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

• Seattle
  (3 miles [4.8 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 a Google Map centered on Seattle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <4>
• Bellevue
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,073 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bellevue
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Kent
  (14 miles [22.5 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 a Google Map centered on Kent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• Renton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Renton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <4>
• Federal Way
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 a Google Map centered on Federal Way
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Kirkland
  (11 miles [17.7 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 a Google Map centered on Kirkland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <4>
• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 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 a Google Map centered on Auburn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Redmond
  (14 miles [22.5 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 a Google Map centered on Redmond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <4>
• Sammamish
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammamish
  • Sammamish is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,960 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Sammamish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sammamish <4>
• Shoreline
  (12 miles [19.3 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 a Google Map centered on Shoreline
  • 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 West Seattle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Seattle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Seattle ...

Looking for more information about West Seattle? 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 West Seattle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Seattle.

Adding West Seattle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Seattle 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 West Seattle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Seattle post office opened in 1889.

We also found West Seattle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Seattle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Seattle. 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/