City of Tacoma, Washington

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Information on Tacoma, Pierce County

The City of Tacoma is located in the state of Washington, in Pierce County. Its area, population and other key information are listed below.
For all your administrative procedures, you can go to the City hall of Tacoma at the address and schedules indicated on this page or contact the City hall government by phone or by email depending on your preference or on the service's availability.

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Tacoma City HALL, Pierce County

Tacoma City Hall's addressTacoma Tacoma Municipal Building
747 Market St, Suite 220
Tacoma WA 98402
United States
Phone number of Tacoma City Hall+1 253-591-5000
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Tacoma official websitecityoftacoma.org
Mayor of TacomaMarilyn Strickland
Pierce County, Washington: Vital Records Tacoma vital records
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Common questions about Tacoma

What county is Tacoma WA in?

Tacoma, WA is located in Pierce County

Where is Tacoma, Washington ?

Tacoma is a city in Pierce County, lying in the southern part of the Puget Sound region in Washington, USA. It is situated approximately 32 miles southwest of Seattle and 31 miles northeast of Olympia. Tacoma is also located near the Mount Rainier National Park, providing a significant geographic landmark.

Tacoma administrative division

Demography of Tacoma

Name of Tacoma inhabitants (demonym)Not available
DateCurrent valueClassed by Region/Country
Population198 397 inhabitants3 / 106
Population density in Tacoma3 169,5 pop/sq mi (1 223,8 pop/km²)

List of Passport Facilities in Tacoma, WA

Where to apply for a passport in Tacoma, WA? There are 5 passport offices in Tacoma, try one of these:
Name Street Phone number
PIERCE COUNTY AUDITIORS OFFICE (SATELLITE)3629 S. D ST2537987427
PIERCE COUNTY AUDITOR2401 S 35TH ST, RM. 2002537987427
USPO - EVERGREEN STATION4001 SOUTH PINE STREET2534715384
USPO - TACOMA DOWNTOWN STATION1102 A STREET2536274026
USPO - UNIVERSITY PLACE6817 27TH STREET W2535667133

Top 3 most popular banks in Tacoma

There are 68 bank branches in Tacoma.
KeyBank National Association is the most popular bank in Tacoma with 12 branch offices, followed by Bank of America, National Association with 9 branch offices and then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association with 9 branch offices.

Find below all bank branches in Tacoma:

Bank's name Number of branch offices Service Type
KeyBank National Association12Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Bank of America, National Association9Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association9Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Heritage Bank8Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
U.S. Bank National Association7Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Columbia State Bank6Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association5Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Umpqua Bank4Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Opus Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
HomeStreet Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Commencement Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Banner Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Bank of the West1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Sound Community Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Timberland Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
MUFG Union Bank, National Association1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office


Tacoma administrative numbers

Tacoma City code5370000
Tacoma City postcode98402

Toponymy and translation of Tacoma

Arabic: تاكوماJapanese: タコマKorean: 터코마
Russian: ТакомаChinese: 塔科马 

Transportation modes in Tacoma

Airport
Tacoma Narrows Airport 5.6 miles
McChord Field 8 miles
Gray Army Airfield 13.3 miles

Tacoma territory

Tacoma area62,59 sq mi (162,12 km²)
Tacoma altitude384 Altitude feet
Geographical coordinatesLatitude: 47.2522
Longitude: -122.46
Latitude: 47° 15' 8'' North
Longitude: 122° 27' 36'' West
Time zone
UTC -8:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Summer time : UTC -7:00
Winter time : UTC -8:00
Local time
Cities twinned with Tacoma
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Cuba CienfuegosIsrael Kiryat MotzkinJapan Kitakyūshū
South Korea GunsanNorway ÅlesundPhilippines Davao City
Russia VladivostokSouth Africa George
Natural parksTacoma isn't part of a natural park

What is Tacoma close to?

Nearby cities include: Fircrest, Ruston, University Place and Fife
RustonRustonFederal Way
FircrestNeighbouring townsFife
FircrestFircrestFife
Fircrest 3 milesRuston 4 milesUniversity Place 4.8 miles
Fife 5.2 milesMilton 6.9 milesLakewood 7 miles
Federal Way 7 milesEdgewood 8.3 milesGig Harbor 8.4 miles
Steilacoom 8.4 milesPuyallup 9.6 milesPacific 9.8 miles
Algona 10.1 milesSumner 10.7 milesDes Moines 11.8 miles
Auburn 12.1 milesNormandy Park 12.8 milesDuPont 13 miles
Bonney Lake 14.3 milesKent 14.6 milesSeaTac 15.2 miles

Distance between Tacoma and other main cities and towns

Los Angeles : 940 milesHouston : 1883 milesPhiladelphia : 2384 miles
Phoenix : 1091 milesSan Antonio : 1776 milesSan Diego : 1037 miles
Dallas : 1676 milesSan Jose : 690 milesJacksonville : 2454 miles
Indianapolis : 1875 milesSan Francisco : 660 miles closestAustin : 1761 miles
Columbus : 2017 milesFort Worth : 1653 milesCharlotte : 2289 miles
Distances are calculated as the crow flies

Schools in Tacoma, WA

Elementary schools in Tacoma

Arlington

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 272

Birney

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 436

Blix Elementary

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 523

Boze

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 390

Brookdale Elementary

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 464

Browns Point

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 428

Bryant

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 478

Central Avenue Elementary

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 496

Chester H Thompson Elementary

District of Bethel School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 580

Christensen Elementary

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 461

Clover Creek Elementary

District of Bethel School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 737

Collins Elementary

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 396

Crescent Heights

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 483

Delong

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 418

Downing

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 311

Early Learning Center

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : PK
Students : 75

Edison

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 467

Elmhurst Elementary School

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 461

Fawcett

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 446

Fern Hill

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 312

Franklin

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 314

Geiger

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 445

Grant

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 382

Harvard Elementary

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 400

Helen B. Stafford Elementary

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 513

Hoyt Early Learning Center

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : PK

James Sales Elementary

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 478

Jefferson

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 280

Larchmont

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 371

Learning Support

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : PK

Lister

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 486

Lowell

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 442

Lyon

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 360

Madison Headstart

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : PK
Students : 4

Manitou Park

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 487

Mann

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 483

McCarver

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 409

Midland Elementary

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 576

Naches Trail Elementary

District of Bethel School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 579

Northeast Tacoma

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 392

Point Defiance

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 438

Reed

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 487

Roosevelt

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 269

Sheridan

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 569

Sherman

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 425

Skyline

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 377

SOAR Academy Public Charter School

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 8
Students : 142

Stanley

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 290

Thompson Preschool

District of Bethel School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : PK
Students : 273

Wainwright

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 4, Highest grade : 7
Students : 268

Waller Road Elementary

District of Puyallup School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 342

Washington Elementary

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 473

Whitman

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 420

Whittier

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 368

Middle schools in Tacoma

Angelo Giaudrone Middle School

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 658

Baker

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 718

Destiny Middle School

Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 269

First Creek Middle School

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 791

Gray

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 553

Jason Lee

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 536

Mason

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 791

Meeker

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 647

Morris Ford Middle School

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 925

Perry G Keithley Middle School

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 758

Spanaway Middle School

District of Bethel School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 681

Stewart

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 329

Truman

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 801

High schools in Tacoma

Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12

Bates Technical College - Open Doors

District of Bates Technical College
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12

Bates Technical High School

District of Bates Technical College
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 270

Community Based Trans Program

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 11, Highest grade : 12
Students : 61

Day Reporting School

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 20

Fife High School

District of Fife School District
Lowest grade : 10, Highest grade : 12
Students : 823

Foss

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 801

Franklin Pierce High School

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1196

Fresh Start

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 376

Gates Secondary School

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : 8, Highest grade : 12
Students : 114

Lincoln

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1509

Mt Tahoma

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1480

Oakland High School

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 218

Science and Math Institute

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 466

Stadium

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1465

Tacoma Business Academy

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12

Tacoma Pierce County Education Center

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12

Tacoma School of the Arts

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 10, Highest grade : 12
Students : 629

TCC Fresh Start

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12

Washington High School

District of Franklin Pierce School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1020

Wilson

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1302

Alternative schools in Tacoma

Columbia Junior High School

District of Fife School District
Lowest grade : 8, Highest grade : 9
Students : 591

Industrial Design Engineering and Art

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 10
Students : 123

Pearl Street Center

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 12
Students : 11

Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : 5, Highest grade : 12
Students : 33

Special Services

District of Tacoma School District
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 12
Students : 64

Summit Public School: Olympus

Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 11
Students : 135

Private schools in Tacoma

Annie Wright Schools

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 12
Students : 494

Bellarmine Preparatory School

Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 968

Cascade Christian Schools - Fredrickson Elementary

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 212

Cascade Christian Schools-Tacoma Elementary

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 59

Charles Wright Academy

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 12
Students : 654

Community Montessori

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 4
Students : 32

Concordia Lutheran School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 168

Evergreen Lutheran High School

Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 93

Faith Lutheran School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 98

First Presbyterian Church School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 246

Hrrs Juan Diego Academy

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 189

Imagination School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 14

Life Christian School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 12
Students : 529

Mount Rainier Lutheran High School

Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 96

Parkland Lutheran Church & School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 93

St Charles Borromeo School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 533

St Patrick School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 364

Tacoma Baptist Schools

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 12
Students : 264

Tacoma Christian Academy

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 10
Students : 251

Tacoma Waldorf School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 52

Visitation Catholic Stem Academy

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 101

Leisure and activities in Tacoma surrounding area

Zoo
Point Defiance Zoo
Golf course
Fircrest Golf Club
to Fircrest 3.2 miles		Twin Lakes Golf & Country Club
to Federal Way 5.7 miles
Madrona Links Golf Course
to Gig Harbor 5.8 miles		Christy's Golf Range & Par 3
to Federal Way 7.6 miles
Brookdale Golf ClubGig Harbor Golf & Country Club
to Gig Harbor 8.7 miles
Linden Golf & Country Club
to Puyallup 10.3 miles		Sumner Meadows Golf Links
to Sumner 10.7 miles
Canterwood Golf Club
to Gig Harbor 11 miles		Meridian Greens
to Puyallup 11.2 miles