Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of Downtown Bellevue Bellevue Square shopping center Aerial view of Bellevue Downtown Park | |
Location of Bellevue within King County, Washington, and of King County within Washington | |
| Coordinates: 47°36′52″N 122°09′13″W / 47.61444°N 122.15361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | Bellevue City Council |
| • Mayor | Lynne Robinson |
| • Deputy mayor | Mo Malakoutian |
| • Councilmember | Jared Nieuwenhuis Conrad Lee Dave Hamilton John Stokes Janice Zahn |
| Area | |
| 37.505 sq mi (97.138 km2) | |
| • Land | 33.468 sq mi (86.681 km2) |
| • Water | 4.037 sq mi (10.455 km2) |
| Elevation | 341 ft (104 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 151,854 | |
• Estimate (2023) | 151,574 |
| • Rank | US: 178th WA: 5th |
| • Density | 4,530/sq mi (1,749/km2) |
| • Urban | 3,544,011 (US: 13th) |
| • Metro | 4,044,837 (US: 15th) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 98004-98009 |
| Area code | 425 |
| FIPS code | 53-05210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409821 |
| Website | bellevuewa.gov |
Bellevue (/ˈbɛlvjuː/ BEL-vew) is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area, and the fifth-largest city in Washington. It has variously been characterized as a satellite city, a suburb, a boomburb, or an edge city. The population was 151,854 at the 2020 census. The city's name is derived from the French term belle vue ("beautiful view").
Bellevue is home to some of the world's largest technology companies. Before and after the 2008 recession, its downtown area has been undergoing rapid change with many high-rise projects being constructed. Downtown Bellevue is currently the second-largest city center in Washington state, with 1,300 businesses, 45,000 employees, and 10,200 residents. In a 2018 estimate, the city's median household income was among the top five cities in the state of Washington. In 2008, Bellevue was number one in CNNMoney's list of the best places to live and launch a business, and in 2010 was again ranked as the fourth-best place to live in America. In 2014, Bellevue was ranked as the second-best place to live by USA Today.
More than 145 companies have been located in Bellevue; companies currently headquartered there include PACCAR Inc, T-Mobile US, and Valve. The technology company Amazon was founded in Bellevue by Jeff Bezos.