THE SEATTLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Puget Lowland setting.
Seattle city has 84 square miles of land in King County. Its Census reference point is in Central Puget Lowland, within Puget Lowland.
A glacial lowland surrounds Puget Sound with islands, bays, peninsulas and rolling terrain. Moraines, outwash plains and river terraces create a varied setting beneath the region's maritime climate.
Regional context: Puget Lowland ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Seattle and King County
Seattle is associated with King County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Seattle by land and water
The Census records 58 square miles of water within Seattle, or 40.9% of its total area. It is 32.6 percentage points higher than the 8.3% recorded for King County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Seattle city has 58.6 times the land area of nearby Medina city (1.44 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

