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Des Moines
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city in King County, Washington, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- County
- King
- Incorporated
- June 17, 1959
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Yoshiko Grace Matsui
- Total
- 7.408 sq mi (19.187 km )
- Land
- 6.414 sq mi (16.611 km )
- Water
- 0.994 sq mi (2.575 km )
- Elevation
- 190 ft (58 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 33,207
- Density
- 4,988.3/sq mi (1,926.01/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific (PST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (PDT)
- Zip codes
- 98148, 98198
- Fips code
- 53-17635
- Website
- desmoineswa.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Des Moines
- Population
- 32888
- Area
- 16.837298
- Elevation
- 92
- Official website
- desmoineswa.gov
- Image
- Des Moines, Washington with Puget Sounds and Maury and Vashon Island (1292124062).jpg
- Households
- 12284
- Dialing code
- 206
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- Commons category
- Des Moines, Washington
- postal code
- 98148–98198
- inception
- 1959-06-17
- P8168
- Dorf
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 37329
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Des Moines (/dəˈmɔɪnz/ də-MOYNZ) (Lushootseed: baqʷab) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 32,888 as of the 2020 census. The city is located on the east shore of Puget Sound, near the center of the Seattle metropolitan area. It is bordered by the suburbs of Federal Way to the south, Kent to the east, SeaTac to the northeast, Burien to the north, and Normandy Park to the northwest.
Des Moines is one of the few points along this shoreline where the topography facilitates access to the water, and a recreational marina operated by the city, with moorage, boat launching and pier fishing facilities, is located there. Saltwater State Park, located on a steep ravine between the Zenith and Woodmont neighborhoods, is the most used state park on Puget Sound. Near the border of Federal Way, the Redondo neighborhood has a boardwalk and aquarium.
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