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Sammamish
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city in King County, Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- County
- King
- Incorporated
- August 31, 1999
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Karen Howe
- City manager
- Scott MacColl
- Total
- 24.04 sq mi (62.26 km )
- Land
- 20.43 sq mi (52.91 km )
- Water
- 3.61 sq mi (9.34 km )
- Elevation
- 397 ft (121 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 66,474
- Rank
- US: 591st, WA: 19th
- Density
- 3,303/sq mi (1,275.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC–8 ( Pacific (PST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC–7 (PDT)
- Zip codes
- 98029, 98074, 98075
- Fips code
- 53-61115
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Sammamish (/səˈmæmɪʃ/ sə-MAM-ish) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 67,455 at the 2020 census. Located on a plateau, the city is bordered by Lake Sammamish to the west and the Snoqualmie Valley to the east. Sammamish is situated 20 miles east of Seattle, is a member of the Eastside, and is a part of the Seattle metropolitan area.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sammamish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.