Washington · Census place 5307380
Bothell, Washington
Bothell is a city in 2 counties of Washington with an estimated 51,770 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 26th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 51,770
- #26 of 206 in Washington
- Change since 2020
- +7.5%
- +3,596 people
- Land area
- 13.6 sq mi
- Density
- 3,795 / sq mi
- State median 2,694
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Bothell population, 2020 to 2024
Bothell added 3,596 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +7.5%. In the latest year it moved by +988. Among 125 Washington places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 27th; the median place changed by +2.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in Washington has 18,148 people, so Bothell is 2.9 times that size.
Bothell covers 13.64 square miles of land, for 3,795 people per square mile of land. The median Washington place of 5,000+ has 2,694, so Bothell is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Bothell spans
Bothell crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 51,770 residents as follows; King County holds 60.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01King County31,507
- 02Snohomish County20,263
ZIP codes in Bothell
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Bothell by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 98011, 98021. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Bothell is
The Census internal point of Bothell is at 47.773500, -122.204400. Olympia, the capital, is 60.5 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kirkland, WA (95,499 people), 5.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Bellevue, WA, 12.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 47.773500, -122.204400
- DMS
- 47°46'24.60"N 122°12'15.84"W
- UTM
- 10N 559607.3E 5291432.7N
- Geohash
- c23pg0vkz
- Plus code
- 84VVQQFW+C6
Daylight in Bothell
At 47.77° N, Bothell gets about 16 h 01 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 24 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 37 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Bothell
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Washington, measured between internal points. The closest is Kenmore, 2.6 miles away, with 24,166 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Bothell, WA?
51,770 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,596 (7.5%) from 48,174 in July 2020.
What county is Bothell in?
It spans 2 counties: King County (31,507 residents), Snohomish County (20,263 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Bothell?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 98011, 98021.
How far is Bothell from Olympia?
60.5 miles (97.3 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Bothell.
What is the nearest larger city to Bothell?
Kirkland, WA, with 95,499 residents, 5.3 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.