Federal Way, Washington

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The coastal city of Federal Way is located in King County.

Federal Way is 110 feet [33.53 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Federal Way lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Federal Way, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Federal Way had a population of 83,259 people^<2> (or 4.79% of the total population of King County). The population of Federal Way represented 1.41% of the total of Washington, making it the state's 7th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Federal Way had a population of 84,309 people. This is an increase of 1.26% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Federal Way.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Burien	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	31,316	1.77% decrease
	Kent	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	83,978	5.6% increase
	Lakewood	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	56,983	2.11% decrease
	Mercer Island	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	24,163	9.65% increase
	Puyallup	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	36,330	10.05% increase
	Renton	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	62,266	24.4% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Federal Way.

Websites for Federal Way

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Federal Way. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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