The government of the U.S. state of Washington recognizes several classifications of municipalities, which can be broadly divided into cities and towns. The vast majority of the state's incorporated places are cities. The following is a complete list of Washington's cities as recognized by state and federal government.
See also: List of towns in Washington, List of census-designated places in Washington, and List of unincorporated communities in Washington County seat
State capital
Name | County | Population (2011 est.) |
Population (2010) |
Land area |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen | Grays Harbor | 16,835 | 16,896 | 700110650000000000010.65 sq mi (27.6 km2) |
Airway Heights | Spokane | 6,138 | 6,114 | 70005630000000000005.63 sq mi (14.6 km2) |
Algona | King | 3,074 | 3,014 | 70001290000000000001.29 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
Anacortes | Skagit | 15,941 | 15,778 | 700111750000000000011.75 sq mi (30.4 km2) |
Arlington | Snohomish | 18,154 | 17,926 | 70009250000000000009.25 sq mi (24.0 km2) |
Asotin | Asotin | 1,270 | 1,251 | 70001050000000000001.05 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
Auburn | King Pierce |
71,517 | 70,180 | 700129620000000000029.62 sq mi (76.7 km2) |
Bainbridge Island | Kitsap | 23,262 | 23,025 | 700127610000000000027.61 sq mi (71.5 km2) |
Battle Ground | Clark | 17,893 | 17,571 | 70007160000000000007.16 sq mi (18.5 km2) |
Bellevue | King | 124,798 | 122,363 | 700131970000000000031.97 sq mi (82.8 km2) |
Bellingham | Whatcom | 81,862 | 80,885 | 700127080000009999927.08 sq mi (70.1 km2) |
Benton City | Benton | 3,134 | 3,038 | 70002460000000000002.46 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
Bingen | Klickitat | 724 | 712 | 69996200000000000000.62 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
Black Diamond | King | 4,237 | 4,151 | 70006010000000000006.01 sq mi (15.6 km2) |
Blaine | Whatcom | 4,744 | 4,684 | 70005630000000000005.63 sq mi (14.6 km2) |
Bonney Lake | Pierce | 17,579 | 17,374 | 70007940000000000007.94 sq mi (20.6 km2) |
Bothell | King Snohomish |
34,055 | 33,505 | 700112110000000000012.11 sq mi (31.4 km2) |
Bremerton | Kitsap | 39,051 | 37,729 | 700128410000000000028.41 sq mi (73.6 km2) |
Brewster | Okanogan | 2,386 | 2,370 | 70001190000000000001.19 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
Bridgeport | Douglas | 2,444 | 2,409 | 70001050000000000001.05 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
Brier | Snohomish | 6,165 | 6,087 | 70002130000000000002.13 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
Buckley | Pierce | 4,402 | 4,354 | 70003870000000000003.87 sq mi (10.0 km2) |
Burien | King | 33,977 | 33,313 | 70007420000000000007.42 sq mi (19.2 km2) |
Burlington | Skagit | 8,474 | 8,388 | 70004260000000000004.26 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
Camas | Clark | 19,712 | 19,355 | 700113490000000000013.49 sq mi (34.9 km2) |
Carnation | King | 1,823 | 1,786 | 70001160000000999991.16 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
Cashmere | Chelan | 3,104 | 3,063 | 70001030000000000001.03 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
Castle Rock | Cowlitz | 1,983 | 1,982 | 70001590000000000001.59 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
Centralia | Lewis | 16,432 | 16,336 | 70007420000000000007.42 sq mi (19.2 km2) |
Chehalis | Lewis | 7,299 | 7,259 | 70005530000000000005.53 sq mi (14.3 km2) |
Chelan | Chelan | 3,945 | 3,890 | 70006290000000000006.29 sq mi (16.3 km2) |
Cheney | Spokane | 10,643 | 10,590 | 70004269999999999994.27 sq mi (11.1 km2) |
Chewelah | Stevens | 2,606 | 2,607 | 70002980000000000002.98 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
Clarkston | Asotin | 7,331 | 7,229 | 70002009999999999992.01 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
Cle Elum | Kittitas | 1,907 | 1,872 | 70003820000000000003.82 sq mi (9.9 km2) |
Clyde Hill | King | 3,047 | 2,984 | 70001060000000000001.06 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
Colfax | Whitman | 2,839 | 2,805 | 70003790000000000003.79 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
College Place | Walla Walla | 8,888 | 8,765 | 70002660000000000002.66 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
Colville | Stevens | 4,669 | 4,673 | 70002930000000000002.93 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
Connell | Franklin | 5,276 | 4,209 | 70007870000000000007.87 sq mi (20.4 km2) |
Cosmopolis | Grays Harbor | 1,643 | 1,649 | 70001330000000000001.33 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
Covington | King | 17,929 | 17,575 | 70005860000000000005.86 sq mi (15.2 km2) |
Davenport | Lincoln | 1,718 | 1,734 | 70001820000000000001.82 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
Dayton | Columbia | 2,509 | 2,526 | 70001430000000000001.43 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
Deer Park | Spokane | 3,673 | 3,652 | 70006880000000000006.88 sq mi (17.8 km2) |
Des Moines | King | 30,258 | 29,673 | 70006500000000000006.50 sq mi (16.8 km2) |
DuPont | Pierce | 8,298 | 8,199 | 70005860000000000005.86 sq mi (15.2 km2) |
Duvall | King | 6,828 | 6,695 | 70002470000000000002.47 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
East Wenatchee | Douglas | 13,375 | 13,190 | 70003800000000000003.80 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
Edgewood | Pierce | 9,499 | 9,387 | 70008410000000000008.41 sq mi (21.8 km2) |
Edmonds | Snohomish | 40,215 | 39,709 | 70008910000000000008.91 sq mi (23.1 km2) |
Electric City | Grant | 1,004 | 968 | 70001700000000000001.70 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
Ellensburg | Kittitas | 18,468 | 18,174 | 70006920000000000006.92 sq mi (17.9 km2) |
Elma | Grays Harbor | 3,095 | 3,107 | 70001890000000000001.89 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
Entiat | Chelan | 1,129 | 1,112 | 70002110099999000002.11 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
Enumclaw | King | 11,086 | 10,669 | 70004260000000000004.26 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
Ephrata | Grant | 7,842 | 7,664 | 700110090000000000010.09 sq mi (26.1 km2) |
Everett | Snohomish | 104,295 | 103,019 | 700133450000000000033.45 sq mi (86.6 km2) |
Everson | Whatcom | 2,513 | 2,481 | 70001240000000000001.24 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
Federal Way | King | 91,085 | 89,306 | 700122260000000000022.26 sq mi (57.7 km2) |
Ferndale | Whatcom | 11,564 | 11,415 | 70006610000000000006.61 sq mi (17.1 km2) |
Fife | Pierce | 9,281 | 9,173 | 70005680000000000005.68 sq mi (14.7 km2) |
Fircrest | Pierce | 6,573 | 6,497 | 70001580000000000001.58 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
Forks | Clallam | 3,552 | 3,532 | 70003650000000000003.65 sq mi (9.5 km2) |
George | Grant | 514 | 501 | 70001330000000000001.33 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
Gig Harbor | Pierce | 7,208 | 7,126 | 70005950000000000005.95 sq mi (15.4 km2) |
Gold Bar | Snohomish | 2,101 | 2,075 | 70001030000000000001.03 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
Goldendale | Klickitat | 3,471 | 3,407 | 70002520000000000002.52 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
Grand Coulee | Grant | 1,044 | 988 | 70001190000000000001.19 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
Grandview | Yakima | 11,039 | 10,862 | 70006230000000000006.23 sq mi (16.1 km2) |
Granger | Yakima | 3,298 | 3,246 | 70001790000000000001.79 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
Granite Falls | Snohomish | 3,416 | 3,364 | 70002180000000000002.18 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
Harrington | Lincoln | 420 | 424 | 69993800000000000000.38 sq mi (0.98 km2) |
Hoquiam | Grays Harbor | 8,696 | 8,726 | 70009020000000000009.02 sq mi (23.4 km2) |
Ilwaco | Pacific | 936 | 936 | 70002100000000000002.10 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
Issaquah | King | 31,037 | 30,434 | 700111380000000000011.38 sq mi (29.5 km2) |
Kahlotus | Franklin | 204 | 193 | 69994700000000000000.47 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
Kalama | Cowlitz | 2,346 | 2,344 | 70002770000000000002.77 sq mi (7.2 km2) |
Kelso | Cowlitz | 11,934 | 11,925 | 70008140000000000008.14 sq mi (21.1 km2) |
Kenmore | King | 20,870 | 20,460 | 70006150000000000006.15 sq mi (15.9 km2) |
Kennewick | Benton | 76,224 | 73,917 | 700126930000000000026.93 sq mi (69.7 km2) |
Kent | King | 120,916 | 92,411 | 700128630000000000028.63 sq mi (74.2 km2) |
Kettle Falls | Stevens | 1,593 | 1,595 | 70001070000000000001.07 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
Kirkland | King | 49,755 | 48,787 | 700110790000009999910.79 sq mi (27.9 km2) |
Kittitas | Kittitas | 1,405 | 1,381 | 69997600000000000000.76 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
La Center | Clark | 2,852 | 2,800 | 70001270000000000001.27 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
Lacey | Thurston | 43,117 | 42,393 | 700116059999990000016.06 sq mi (41.6 km2) |
Lake Forest Park | King | 12,849 | 12,598 | 70003530000000000003.53 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
Lake Stevens | Snohomish | 28,431 | 28,069 | 70008880000000000008.88 sq mi (23.0 km2) |
Lakewood | Pierce | 58,839 | 58,163 | 700117170000000000017.17 sq mi (44.5 km2) |
Langley | Island | 1,041 | 1,035 | 70001080000000000001.08 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
Leavenworth | Chelan | 1,993 | 1,965 | 70001230000000000001.23 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
Liberty Lake | Spokane | 7,634 | 7,591 | 70006140000000000006.14 sq mi (15.9 km2) |
Long Beach | Pacific | 1,393 | 1,392 | 70001350000000000001.35 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
Longview | Cowlitz | 36,672 | 36,648 | 700114480000000000014.48 sq mi (37.5 km2) |
Lynden | Whatcom | 12,104 | 11,951 | 70005170000000000005.17 sq mi (13.4 km2) |
Lynnwood | Snohomish | 36,291 | 35,836 | 70007840000000000007.84 sq mi (20.3 km2) |
Mabton | Yakima | 2,324 | 2,286 | 69998000000000000000.80 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
Maple Valley | King | 23,139 | 22,684 | 70005720000000000005.72 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
Marysville | Snohomish | 60,785 | 60,020 | 700120680000000000020.68 sq mi (53.6 km2) |
Mattawa | Grant | 4,543 | 4,437 | 69997400000000000000.74 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
McCleary | Grays Harbor | 1,647 | 1,653 | 70002050099999999992.05 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
Medical Lake | Spokane | 4,940 | 5,060 | 70003400000000000003.40 sq mi (8.8 km2) |
Medina | King | 3,029 | 2,969 | 70001440000000000001.44 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
Mercer Island | King | 23,154 | 22,699 | 70006320000000000006.32 sq mi (16.4 km2) |
Mesa | Franklin | 518 | 489 | 70001640000000000001.64 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
Mill Creek | Snohomish | 18,480 | 18,244 | 70004670000000000004.67 sq mi (12.1 km2) |
Millwood | Spokane | 1,797 | 1,786 | 69997000000000000000.70 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
Milton | Pierce King |
7,058 | 6,968 | 70002509900000999992.51 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
Monroe | Snohomish | 17,493 | 17,304 | 70006050000000000006.05 sq mi (15.7 km2) |
Montesano | Grays Harbor | 3,962 | 3,976 | 700110410000000000010.41 sq mi (27.0 km2) |
Morton | Lewis | 1,132 | 1,126 | 69998200099999000000.82 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
Moses Lake | Grant | 20,858 | 20,366 | 700115750000000000015.75 sq mi (40.8 km2) |
Mossyrock | Lewis | 764 | 759 | 69996800000000000000.68 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
Mount Vernon | Skagit | 32,070 | 31,743 | 700112300000000000012.30 sq mi (31.9 km2) |
Mountlake Terrace | Snohomish | 20,165 | 19,909 | 70004059999999999994.06 sq mi (10.5 km2) |
Moxee | Yakima | 3,361 | 3,308 | 70001690000000000001.69 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
Mukilteo | Snohomish | 20,514 | 20,254 | 70006400000000000006.40 sq mi (16.6 km2) |
Napavine | Lewis | 1,778 | 1,766 | 70002380000000000002.38 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
Newcastle | King | 10,588 | 10,380 | 70004450000000000004.45 sq mi (11.5 km2) |
Newport | Pend Oreille | 2,116 | 2,126 | 70001070000000000001.07 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
Nooksack | Whatcom | 1,355 | 1,338 | 69997000000000000000.70 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
Normandy Park | King | 6,461 | 6,335 | 70002520000000000002.52 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
North Bend | King | 5,947 | 5,731 | 70004269999999999994.27 sq mi (11.1 km2) |
North Bonneville | Skamania | 963 | 956 | 70002410000000000002.41 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
Oak Harbor | Island | 22,239 | 22,075 | 70009420000000000009.42 sq mi (24.4 km2) |
Oakville | Grays Harbor | 682 | 684 | 69995000000000000000.50 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
Ocean Shores | Grays Harbor | 5,549 | 5,569 | 70008510000000000008.51 sq mi (22.0 km2) |
Okanogan | Okanogan | 2,568 | 2,552 | 70001950000000000001.95 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
Olympia | Thurston | 47,266 | 46,478 | 700117820000000000017.82 sq mi (46.2 km2) |
Omak | Okanogan | 4,881 | 4,845 | 70003430000000000003.43 sq mi (8.9 km2) |
Oroville | Okanogan | 1,698 | 1,686 | 70001640000000000001.64 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
Orting | Pierce | 6,823 | 6,746 | 70002730000000000002.73 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
Othello | Adams | 7,481 | 7,364 | 70003810000000000003.81 sq mi (9.9 km2) |
Pacific | King Pierce |
6,737 | 6,606 | 70002420000000000002.42 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
Palouse | Whitman | 1,011 | 998 | 70001080000000000001.08 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
Pasco | Franklin | 63,186 | 59,781 | 700130500000000000030.50 sq mi (79.0 km2) |
Pateros | Okanogan | 673 | 667 | 69994900000000000000.49 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
Pomeroy | Garfield | 1,422 | 1,425 | 70001780000000000001.78 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
Port Angeles | Clallam | 19,154 | 19,038 | 700110700999990000010.70 sq mi (27.7 km2) |
Port Orchard | Kitsap | 11,333 | 11,144 | 70007240000000000007.24 sq mi (18.8 km2) |
Port Townsend | Jefferson | 9,129 | 9,113 | 70006980000000000006.98 sq mi (18.1 km2) |
Poulsbo | Kitsap | 9,336 | 9,200 | 70004670000000000004.67 sq mi (12.1 km2) |
Prescott | Walla Walla | 323 | 318 | 69994000000000000000.40 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
Prosser | Benton | 5,894 | 5,714 | 70004490000000000004.49 sq mi (11.6 km2) |
Pullman | Whitman | 29,913 | 29,799 | 70009880000000000009.88 sq mi (25.6 km2) |
Puyallup | Pierce | 37,454 | 37,022 | 700113930000000000013.93 sq mi (36.1 km2) |
Quincy | Grant | 6,917 | 6,750 | 70004960000000000004.96 sq mi (12.8 km2) |
Rainier | Thurston | 1,826 | 1,794 | 70001730000000000001.73 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
Raymond | Pacific | 2,883 | 2,882 | 70004059999999999994.06 sq mi (10.5 km2) |
Redmond | King | 55,228 | 54,144 | 700116280000000000016.28 sq mi (42.2 km2) |
Renton | King | 92,812 | 90,927 | 700123120000000000023.12 sq mi (59.9 km2) |
Republic | Ferry | 1,093 | 1,073 | 70001590000000000001.59 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
Richland | Benton | 49,571 | 48,058 | 700135720000000000035.72 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
Ridgefield | Clark | 4,851 | 4,763 | 70007080000000000007.08 sq mi (18.3 km2) |
Ritzville | Adams | 1,699 | 1,673 | 70001700000000000001.70 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
Rock Island | Douglas | 799 | 788 | 69996100000000000000.61 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
Roslyn | Kittitas | 910 | 893 | 70004370000000000004.37 sq mi (11.3 km2) |
Roy | Pierce | 803 | 793 | 69994900000000000000.49 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
Royal City | Grant | 2,193 | 2,140 | 70001350000000000001.35 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
Sammamish | King | 46,700 | 45,780 | 700118220000000000018.22 sq mi (47.2 km2) |
SeaTac | King | 27,430 | 26,909 | 700110030999990000010.03 sq mi (26.0 km2) |
Seattle | King | 620,778 | 608,660 | 700183940000000000083.94 sq mi (217.4 km2) |
Sedro-Woolley | Skagit | 10,712 | 10,540 | 70003810000000000003.81 sq mi (9.9 km2) |
Selah | Yakima | 7,262 | 7,147 | 70004440000000000004.44 sq mi (11.5 km2) |
Sequim | Clallam | 6,645 | 6,606 | 70006309900000000006.31 sq mi (16.3 km2) |
Shelton | Mason | 9,866 | 9,834 | 70005760000000000005.76 sq mi (14.9 km2) |
Shoreline | King | 54,044 | 53,007 | 700111670000000000011.67 sq mi (30.2 km2) |
Snohomish | Snohomish | 9,210 | 9,098 | 70003440000000000003.44 sq mi (8.9 km2) |
Snoqualmie | King | 10,884 | 10,670 | 70006400000000000006.40 sq mi (16.6 km2) |
Soap Lake | Grant | 1,550 | 1,514 | 70001250000000000001.25 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
South Bend | Pacific | 1,631 | 1,637 | 70001620000000000001.62 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
Spangle | Spokane | 280 | 278 | 69993600000000000000.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
Spokane | Spokane | 210,103 | 208,916 | 700159250000000000059.25 sq mi (153.5 km2) |
Spokane Valley | Spokane | 90,279 | 89,755 | 700137770000000000037.77 sq mi (97.8 km2) |
Sprague | Lincoln | 441 | 446 | 69996300000000000000.63 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
Stanwood | Snohomish | 6,311 | 6,231 | 70002820000000000002.82 sq mi (7.3 km2) |
Stevenson | Skamania | 1,473 | 1,465 | 70001640000000000001.64 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
Sultan | Snohomish | 4,710 | 4,651 | 70003150000000000003.15 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
Sumas | Whatcom | 1,325 | 1,307 | 70001480000000000001.48 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
Sumner | Pierce | 9,562 | 9,451 | 70007510000000000007.51 sq mi (19.5 km2) |
Sunnyside | Yakima | 16,113 | 15,858 | 70006630000000000006.63 sq mi (17.2 km2) |
Tacoma | Pierce | 200,678 | 198,397 | 700149720000000000049.72 sq mi (128.8 km2) |
Tekoa | Whitman | 787 | 778 | 70001139900000999991.14 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
Tenino | Thurston | 1,724 | 1,695 | 70001440000000000001.44 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
Tieton | Yakima | 1,211 | 1,191 | 69998200099999000000.82 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
Toledo | Lewis | 729 | 725 | 69994000000000000000.40 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
Tonasket | Okanogan | 1,038 | 1,032 | 69998000000000000000.80 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
Toppenish | Yakima | 9,095 | 8,949 | 70002090099999000002.09 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
Tukwila | King | 19,486 | 19,107 | 70009170000000000009.17 sq mi (23.8 km2) |
Tumwater | Thurston | 17,671 | 17,371 | 700114320000000000014.32 sq mi (37.1 km2) |
Union Gap | Yakima | 6,145 | 6,047 | 70005050000000000005.05 sq mi (13.1 km2) |
University Place | Pierce | 31,511 | 31,144 | 70008420000000000008.42 sq mi (21.8 km2) |
Vader | Lewis | 626 | 621 | 69999300000000000000.93 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
Vancouver | Clark | 164,759 | 161,791 | 700146460000000000046.46 sq mi (120.3 km2) |
Waitsburg | Walla Walla | 1,235 | 1,217 | 70001110000000000001.11 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
Walla Walla | Walla Walla | 32,148 | 31,731 | 700112800000000000012.80 sq mi (33.2 km2) |
Wapato | Yakima | 5,073 | 4,997 | 70001170000000000001.17 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
Warden | Grant | 2,758 | 2,692 | 70002580000000000002.58 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
Washougal | Clark | 14,357 | 14,095 | 70005420000000000005.42 sq mi (14.0 km2) |
Wenatchee | Chelan | 32,373 | 31,925 | 70007770000000000007.77 sq mi (20.1 km2) |
West Richland | Benton | 12,184 | 11,811 | 700121920000000000021.92 sq mi (56.8 km2) |
Westport | Grays Harbor | 2,092 | 2,099 | 70003700000000000003.70 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
White Salmon | Klickitat | 2,266 | 2,224 | 70001220000000000001.22 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
Winlock | Lewis | 1,346 | 1,339 | 70001290000000000001.29 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
Woodinville | King | 11,157 | 10,938 | 70005600000000999995.60 sq mi (14.5 km2) |
Woodland | Cowlitz Clark |
5,512 | 5,509 | 70003370000000000003.37 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
Woodway | Snohomish | 1,324 | 1,307 | 70001110000000000001.11 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
Yakima | Yakima | 92,512 | 91,067 | 700127180000000000027.18 sq mi (70.4 km2) |
Yelm | Thurston | 6,965 | 6,848 | 70005680000000000005.68 sq mi (14.7 km2) |
Zillah | Yakima | 3,011 | 2,964 | 70001780000000000001.78 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
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