Port Orchard
Sign in to saveAlso known as Port Orchard, USA, Port Orchard, Washington, Sidney, Washington, Port Orchard, WA
seat of Kitsap County, Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- County
- Kitsap
- Incorporated
- September 15, 1890
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Robert Putaansuu
- Total
- 11.21 sq mi (29.03 km )
- Land
- 9.64 sq mi (24.98 km )
- Water
- 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km )
- Elevation
- 430 ft (130 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 17,089
- Density
- 1,772/sq mi (684.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC–8 ( Pacific (PST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC–7 (PDT)
- Zip codes
- 98366–98367
- Area codes
- 360 , 564
- Fips code
- 53-55785
- Website
- portorchardwa.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Olympic Mountains, visible while looking west from Port Orchard West-looking afternoon aerial view of Sinclair Inlet, with Bremerton on the north (right) side, Port Orchard on the south (left) side; Hood Canal in the background
Port Orchard is a city in and the county seat of Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located 13 miles (21 km) due west of West Seattle and south from Bremerton across Sinclair Inlet. Port Orchard is connected to Seattle and Vashon Island via the Washington State Ferries run to Southworth. The city is named after Port Orchard, the strait that separates Bainbridge Island from the Kitsap Peninsula.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Port Orchard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.