Neighborhoods in Seattle - List of Districts and Neighborhoods

List of Districts and Neighborhoods

Despite complications in Seattle's system of neighborhoods and districts, the names and boundaries in the following list are generally accepted and widely used. They are based on the Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas, which in turn is based on a variety of sources, including a 1980 neighborhood map produced by the now-defunct Department of Community Development, Seattle Public Library indexes, a 1984-1986 "Neighborhood Profiles" feature series in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, numerous park, land use and transportation planning studies, as well as records in the Seattle Municipal Archives.

The following table is largely based on maps from the Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas, but also includes designations from other sources.

Neighborhood name Within larger district Annexed Locator map Map Image Geocoordinates / Sources / Notes
North Seattle Seattle Various
North of the Lake Washington Ship Canal
Broadview North Seattle 1954
Bitter Lake North Seattle 1954
North Beach / Blue Ridge North Seattle 1940, 1954
Crown Hill North Seattle 1907, 1952, 1954
Greenwood North Seattle 1891, 1954
Northgate North Seattle various 1891-1954
Haller Lake Northgate 1954
Pinehurst Northgate 1953
North College Park

(Licton Springs)

 Northgate 1950, 1954
Maple Leaf Northgate 1891, 1907, 1941, 1945, 1949
Lake City North Seattle 1953, 1954
Before annexation to Seattle, Lake City was a township for 5 years. Lake City neighborhoods are now also known as Sand Point-Magnuson Park and neighborhoods northwest of Sand Point.
Cedar Park Lake City 1954
Matthews Beach Lake City 1953
Meadowbrook Lake City 1953
Olympic Hills Lake City 1954
Victory Heights Lake City 1953, 1954
Wedgwood North Seattle 1945
View Ridge North Seattle 1942, 1953
Sand Point North Seattle 1910?, 1942?; 1953
Roosevelt North Seattle 1891
Ravenna North Seattle 1907, 1910, 1941, 1943, 1945
The 1907 annexation was the former town of Ravenna.
Bryant North Seattle 1891
Windermere North Seattle 1910
Hawthorne Hills Windermere / North Seattle 1910
Of the area the Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas designates as "Windermere", many consider the area west of Sand Point Way to be a separate neighborhood, Hawthorne Hills.
Laurelhurst North Seattle 1910
University District ("U. District") North Seattle 1891
Known in the 1890s and 1900s as Brooklyn. The main campus of the University of Washington is itself divided into the main (central) campus, plus the large South Campus (south of NE Pacific Street) and East Campus (east of Montlake Boulevard NE), and a smaller North Campus (north of NE 45th Street) and miscellaneous buildings west of 15th Avenue NE that are collectively known as West Campus. Beyond the university, the district has a shopping district almost universally known as "The Ave" and older neighborhoods such as University Heights and University Park that are nowadays rarely distinguished from the U. District as such.
University Village Ravenna / University District 1891, 1907, 1910
Primarily, the name 'University Village' refers to a shopping center at a corner of what the City Clerk considers part of Ravenna, but it is also commonly used for the surrounding neighborhood on all sides, which ranges into what the City Clerk's maps consider Ravenna to the north and west and the east portion of the University District to the west. (To the south is the East Campus of the University of Washington.)
Wallingford North Seattle 1891
Includes historic Latona and usually Tangletown/Meridian (the latter is sometimes considered part of Green Lake)
Northlake Lake Union / Lower Wallingford, spilling over into Fremont and the University District. 1891
Green Lake North Seattle 1891
Some people consider Meridian / Tangletown to be part of the Green Lake neighborhood.
Fremont North Seattle 1891
Phinney Ridge North Seattle 1891
Ballard North Seattle 1907
Prior to annexation by Seattle, Ballard was a town for 17 years. There is an area south of Ballard and west of Fremont often referred to as Frelard and claimed by both.
West Woodland Ballard 1907
Whittier Heights Ballard 1907
Adams Ballard 1907
Sunset Hill Ballard 1907
Loyal Heights Ballard 1907
Central Seattle Seattle Various
Including everything south of the Lake Washington Ship Canal and north of Yesler Way, and some things a bit further south.
Magnolia Central Seattle 1891
Lawton Park Magnolia 1891
Briarcliff Magnolia 1891
Southeast Magnolia Magnolia 1891
Interbay Central Seattle 1891
Queen Anne Central Seattle , 1883, 1891
Part of Lower Queen Anne was original 1869 Seattle; the area south of McGraw Street was annexed 1883, and the rest 1891.
North Queen Anne Queen Anne 1891
East Queen Anne Queen Anne 1883, 1891
Annexed 1883 to McGraw Street, 1891 beyond
Lower Queen Anne Queen Anne , 1883
Also known as 'Uptown'.
West Queen Anne Queen Anne 1883, 1891
Capitol Hill Central Seattle , 1883, 1891
1869: Broadway District was part of "original Seattle"
Portage Bay / Roanoke Capitol Hill 1883, 1891
Annexed 1883 to E Lynn St, 1891 for the remainder. Includes the Roanoke Park Historic District.
Broadway Capitol Hill
The Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas map of the Broadway District shown here extends farther to the east and west than most present-day Seattleites would call Broadway. It appears to correspond roughly the portion of Capitol Hill that falls within the original 1869 city limits, and which was known as Broadway before the name Capitol Hill was introduced.
Pike-Pine Corridor / Pike/Pine Capitol Hill / Broadway
The Pike-Pine Corridor, running east-west through what the Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas considers the "Broadway" District, has gained a strong identity in the early 21st century.
Montlake Capitol Hill / Central Seattle 1891, 1950, 1952, 1953 (?)
The Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas classifies Montlake as part of Capitol Hill, but a valley along Boyer Avenue separates it from the hill.
Stevens Capitol Hill
The name "Stevens" doesn't have much currency for most of this area except for the immediate vicinity of the Stevens School at 19th Avenue E and E Galer Street. The small neighborhood just north of that is often called Interlaken, after Interlaken Park; the area centered around 19th Avenue and E Madison Street was known in the early 20th century as Renton Hill, but that name has largely passed out of use.
Interlaken Capitol Hill / Stevens
Consisting largely of Interlaken Park and Louisa Boren Park, the neighborhood between Capitol Hill proper and Montlake also contains a small number of private homes and the Seattle Hebrew Academy.
Madison Valley Capitol Hill / Stevens / Central Seattle 1883, 1891
Annexed 1883 south of E Galer Street, 1891 for the remainder
Renton Hill Capitol Hill / Stevens
Although the name has largely fallen out of use, the Renton Hill Community Improvement Club, founded June 18, 1901, was Seattle's first community club.
Madison Park Capitol Hill / Central Seattle 1883, 1891
Annexed 1883 south of E Galer St; the remainder in 1891. The Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas classifies Madison Park as part of Capitol Hill, but a valley through the Washington Park Arboretum separates it from Capitol Hill proper.
Broadmoor Madison Park 1883, 1891
Annexed 1883 south of the line of E Galer St; the remainder in 1891. A gated community within Madison Park.
Lake Union North Seattle / Central Seattle
The City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas uses the term "Cascade" to refer to much of the area around Lake Union (see map here), but that use is not at all common.
South Lake Union, Seattle Lake Union 1883
The City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas uses the term "Cascade" to refer to much of the area around Lake Union (see image here), but that use is not at all common.
Cascade, Seattle South Lake Union 1883
Cascade, south and east of Lake Union originally extended west to Terry Avenue (though it is now generally considered to end at Fairview, south to Denny Hill (now the Denny Regrade) east to Melrose Avenue E (from which it is through the area now cut off by Interstate 5.
Westlake Lake Union 1883
Eastlake Lake Union 1883, 1891
Downtown Central Seattle
Denny Regrade Downtown
Belltown Downtown

Belltown currently is largely residential with some commercial office buildings, with 1st street containing a large concentration of nightlife dining and drinking establishments. The intersection of 2nd ave and Virginia is the highest point in the Downtown neighbourhood area.
Pike-Market Downtown
Central Business District Downtown
First Hill Downtown
Widely known as "Pill Hill" for its many hospitals, this neighborhood immediately east of Downtown was once the city's most desirable residential area.
Pioneer Square Downtown
The original center of Seattle, the southwest part of present-day Downtown. Probable origin of the term "Skid Road" for a neighborhood. Includes the Pioneer Square-Skid Road Historic District. Pioneer Square as defined by the City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas also includes the tide lands platted 1895, filled 1902, that are now the site of two professional sports stadiums.
International District ("ID") Downtown
Includes former tide lands platted 1895, filled 1902. Southeast Downtown. Sometimes referred to as "Chinatown", the neighborhood also includes Little Saigon east of Interstate 5, and remnants of the historic Japantown, especially around 6th Avenue and Main Street.
Yesler Terrace Downtown
Housing project east of Interstate 5; originally, it extended further west into present-day Kobe Terrace Park.
Central Waterfront Downtown
West Edge Downtown
The downtown area of both the Central Business District and Belltown from roughly halfway between First and Second Avenues to Alaskan Way (but not including the piers themselves) is sometimes called the Seattle's "West Edge".
Central Area / Central District ("CD") Central Seattle , 1883
Mann Central Area
The name Mann for this area around Garfield High School does not have much currency. It comes from the old Horace Mann School, later Nova, just north of Garfield.
Minor Central Area
The name Minor for this area does not have much currency. It comes from the T.T. Minor School.
Cherry Hill & Squire Park Minor , 1905, 1921
Portions are part of original Seattle; Squire Park was annexed in 1905, and a remaining enclave in 1921.
Atlantic Central Area , 1883
The northern portion of this area was part of original 1869 Seattle; south of Atlantic Street was annexed 1883
Judkins Park Atlantic
Madrona Central Area , 1883
South of E Howell Street was original 1869 Seattle; the remainder was annexed 1883.
Madrona Valley Madrona
Harrison / Denny-Blaine Central Area 1883
Washington Park Harrison/Denny-Blaine 1883
Leschi Central Area
South End Seattle various
Rainier Valley South End , 1883, 1907
North of Atlantic Street was original 1869 Seattle; in 1883, south to Hanford Street was annexed, and the rest in 1907
Mount Baker Rainier Valley , 1883, 1907
North of Atlantic Street was original 1869 Seattle; in 1883, south to Hanford Street was annexed, and the rest in 1907
Columbia City Rainier Valley 1907
A town for 15 years before it was annexed.
Hillman City Rainier Valley / Columbia City 1907
South of Columbia City proper,
Brighton Rainier Valley 1907
The lakeshore next to this neighborhood was once called Brighton Beach, but has since been subsumed into Seward Park in common parlance and according to the Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas
Dunlap / Othello Rainier Valley 1907
Rainier Beach / Atlantic City Beach Rainier Valley 1907
Rainier View / Lakeridge Rainier Valley 1907
Seward Park South End 1907
Lakewood Seward Park
The northern part of the Seward Park neighborhood is sometimes referred to as "Lakewood"; the entire neighborhood also sometimes referred to as "Lakewood/Seward Park". The historic Lakewood Community Club is now called the Lakewood/Seward Park Community Club.
Beacon Hill South End , 1875, 1883, 1886, 1907
North Beacon Hill Beacon Hill , 1875, 1883, 1886, 1907
Mid Beacon Hill (Maplewood) Beacon Hill 1907
Holly Park / NewHolly Beacon Hill 1907
Formerly the Holly Park housing project, now officially NewHolly.
South Beacon Hill / Van Asselt Beacon Hill 1907
Industrial District South End various 1895–1910
Tide lands west of Beacon Hill platted 1895, filled 1902. Other portions annexed 1907 along with West Seattle, Southeast Seattle, and South Park; 1910 with Georgetown.
SoDo Industrial District 1895/1902
Tide lands west of Beacon Hill platted 1895, filled 1902.
Harbor Island Industrial District 1910
Georgetown South End 1910
A city for 6 years before being annexed in 1910.
South Park South End 1907
A town for 5 years before being annexed in 1907.
West Seattle Seattle 1895/1902, 1907, 1950, 1954, 1956
Tide lands platted 1895, filled 1902 (although the Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas places even the tidelands on the west side of the Duwamish in the Industrial District rather than West Seattle). West Seattle (including portions of Delridge) was a town for 5 years before being annexed in 1907. Some additional annexations 1950, 1954, and 1956, mainly in Arbor Heights.
Alki Point West Seattle 1907
North Admiral / Admiral District West Seattle 1907
Junction / West Seattle Junction / Alaska Junction West Seattle 1907
Overlaps Genesee.
Seaview / Mee-Kwa-Mooks West Seattle 1907
Fairmount Park West Seattle 1907
Genesee West Seattle 1907
Overlaps Junction.
Gatewood West Seattle 1907
Fauntleroy West Seattle 1907
Arbor Heights West Seattle 1907, 1954, 1956
Delridge South End / West Seattle 1907, 1946, 1949
Most of Delridge was part of the city of West Seattle, annexed 1907; the remainder was annexed in 1946 and 1949.
North Delridge Delridge 1907
Pigeon Point Delridge 1907
The extreme northeast portion of Delridge, east of Delridge Way and north of Puget Park.
Riverview Delridge 1907
Highland Park Delridge 1907
South Delridge Delridge 1907, 1946, 1949
Roxhill Delridge 1907
High Point Delridge 1907

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