Northgate, Seattle

Northgate, Seattle
The skyline of central Northgate from North Seattle College
Northgate highlighted in Pink
Coordinates: 47°42′30″N 122°19′42″W / 47.70833°N 122.32833°W / 47.70833; -122.32833
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKing
CitySeattle
Zip Code
98125
Area Code206

Northgate is a neighborhood in north Seattle, Washington, named for and surrounding Northgate Mall, the first covered mall in the United States. Its north-south principal arterials are Roosevelt Way NE and Aurora Avenue N (SR 99), and its east-west principal arterials are NE Northgate Way and 130th Street. Minor arterials are College Way-Meridian Avenue N, 1st, 5th, and 15th avenues NE. Interstate 5 runs through the district. Besides the eponymous mall, the most characteristic distinctions of the area are North Seattle College (NSC) and the south fork of the Thornton Creek watershed and Seattle Kraken Iceplex center.