South Federal Way station
| Federal Way, Washington | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | ||
November 11, 2014 Dedication of Downtown Flag and Veterans Way. Flag raised by U.S. Senator Patty Murray, King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer, Mayor Jim Ferrell, City Council, Bob Kellogg and hundreds of community members.
|
||
|
||
| Motto(s): It's all within reach, Centered on opportunity | ||
 Location in Washington |
||
 Federal Way, Washington
Location in the United States
|
||
| Coordinates: 47°19′N 122°21′W / 47.317°N 122.350°WCoordinates: 47°19′N 122°21′W / 47.317°N 122.350°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Washington | |
| County | King | |
| Incorporated | 1990 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Mayor-council | |
| • Mayor | Jim Ferrell | |
| • Deputy mayor | Susan Honda | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 22.46 sq mi (58.17 km2) | |
| • Land | 22.26 sq mi (57.65 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2) | |
| Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 89,306 | |
| • Estimate (2015) | 95,171 | |
| • Rank | US: 320th | |
| • Density | 4,011.9/sq mi (1,549.0/km2) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC−8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | |
| ZIP code | 980[01]/[03]/[23]/[63]/[93] | |
| Area code(s) | 253 | |
| FIPS code | 53-23515 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1534582 | |
| Website | cityoffederalway.com | |
Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a coastal city inside the Seattle metropolitan area. Its southwestern boundary is NE Tacoma Puget Sound, to the south is the cities of Milton, then Fife, then Tacoma. It is bordered by Des Moines and Kent on the northeast, Auburn as well as the town of Lakeland North and Lakeland South in unincorporated King County on the east, Milton on the south, and Tacoma as well as Fife Heights and Dash Point in unincorporated Pierce County on the southwest. The population was 95,171 at the 2015 United States Census. Federal Way is currently the 9th largest city in Washington State and the 5th largest in King County, according to the Census Bureau's 2015 population estimate.
Originally a logging settlement, the area was first called "Federal Way" in 1929. The name derived from Federal Highway U.S. 99 (now State Route 99 or Pacific Highway South), which ran from Everett and Seattle to Tacoma. The name Federal Way was first used in 1929 when five existing schools consolidated operations into School District #210 and planned construction of Federal Way High School which opened in 1930 and gave its name to the school district. The local Chamber of Commerce adopted the name in the early 1950s.
...
Wikipedia