Back بالفيو Arabic بالڤيو, واشنطن ARZ بلوو، واشینقتون AZB Белвю (Вашингтон) Bulgarian Bellevue (Washington) Breton Bellevue (Washington) Catalan Белвью (Вашингтон) CE Bellevue, Washington CEB بێلڤیو CKB Bellevue Czech
Bellevue | |
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Aerial view of Downtown Bellevue Bellevue Square shopping center Aerial view of Bellevue Downtown Park | |
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 Location of Bellevue within King County, Washington, and of King County within Washington | |
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| Coordinates: 47°36′52″N 122°11′33″W / 47.61444°N 122.19250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | Bellevue City Council |
| • Mayor | Lynne Robinson |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mo Malakoutian |
| • Councilmember | Jared Nieuwenhuis Conrad Lee Dave Hamilton John Stokes Janice Zahn |
| Area | |
| • City | 37.505 sq mi (97.138 km2) |
| • Land | 33.468 sq mi (86.681 km2) |
| • Water | 4.037 sq mi (10.455 km2) |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 151,854 |
| • Estimate (2023)[5] | 151,574 |
| • Rank | US: 178th WA: 5th |
| • Density | 4,530/sq mi (1,749/km2) |
| • Urban | 3,544,011 (US: 13rd) |
| • Metro | 4,044,837 (US: 15th) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 98004-98009 |
| Area code | 425 |
| FIPS code | 53-05210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512000[3] |
| Website | bellevuewa.gov |
Bellevue (/ˈbɛlvjuː/ BEL-vew) is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area, and the fifth-largest city in Washington. It has variously been characterized as a satellite city, a suburb, a boomburb, or an edge city.[6][7] The population was 151,854 at the 2020 census.[4] The city's name is derived from the French term belle vue ("beautiful view").[8]
Bellevue is home to some of the world's largest technology companies. Before and after the 2008 recession, its downtown area has been undergoing rapid change with many high-rise projects being constructed. Downtown Bellevue is currently the second-largest city center in Washington state, with 1,300 businesses, 45,000 employees, and 10,200 residents.[9] In a 2018 estimate, the city's median household income was among the top five cities in the state of Washington.[10] In 2008, Bellevue was number one in CNNMoney's list of the best places to live and launch a business,[11] and in 2010 was again ranked as the fourth-best place to live in America.[12] In 2014, Bellevue was ranked as the second-best place to live by USA Today.[13]
More than 145 companies have been located in Bellevue; companies currently headquartered there include PACCAR Inc, T-Mobile US, and Valve. The technology company Amazon was founded in Bellevue by Jeff Bezos.
- ^ "Councilmembers". City of Bellevue, Washington. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellevue, Washington
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Danny Westneat (December 14, 2006). "Is Bellevue a "new Brooklyn?"". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
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- ^ Balk, Gene (October 7, 2019). "Think Seattle's rich? This Eastside city tops census list of richest U.S. cities". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "100 best places to live and launch". CNNMoney.com. July 2, 2008. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ^ "Best Places to Live". CNNMoney.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ Kent, Alexander; Allen, Ashley C.; Hess, Alexander E. M.; Serenbetz, Robert; Frohlich, Thomas (September 18, 2014). "America's 50 best cities to live in". USA Today. Retrieved September 20, 2014.