Gig Harbor
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city in Pierce County, Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- County
- Pierce
- Type
- Strong Mayor
- Mayor
- Mary Barber
- Total
- 6.12 sq mi (15.85 km )
- Land
- 5.90 sq mi (15.29 km )
- Water
- 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km )
- Elevation
- 108 ft (33 m)
- Density
- 1,815.7/sq mi (701.05/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific (PST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (PDT)
- Zip codes
- 98329, 98332, 98335
- Fips code
- 53-26735
- Website
- cityofgigharbor.net
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Gig Harbor (Lushootseed: txʷaalqəɬ) is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington. The population was 12,029 at the 2020 census.
Gig Harbor bills itself as "the Maritime City" and maintains a strong connection to its maritime heritage. Due to its close access to several state and city parks, and historic waterfront that includes boutiques and fine dining, it has become a popular tourist destination. Gig Harbor is located along State Route 16, about 6 mi (9.7 km) from its origin at Interstate 5, over the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gig Harbor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.