Bremerton, WA
| Bremerton, Washington | |
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Aerial view of the city with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at the bottom
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 Location of Bremerton, Washington |
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| Coordinates: 47°34′12″N 122°39′9″W / 47.57000°N 122.65250°WCoordinates: 47°34′12″N 122°39′9″W / 47.57000°N 122.65250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Kitsap |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patty Lent (NP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.29 sq mi (83.63 km2) |
| • Land | 28.41 sq mi (73.58 km2) |
| • Water | 3.88 sq mi (10.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 37,729 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 40,500 |
| • Density | 1,328.0/sq mi (512.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 98303-98399 |
| Area code(s) | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-07695 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512028 |
| Website | www.ci.bremerton.wa.us |
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 40,500 at the 2016 State Estimate, making it the largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap. Bremerton is connected to Downtown Seattle by a 60-minute ferry route, which carries both vehicles and walk-on passengers along a 17-mile sailing route to Seattle.
Bremerton, the largest city in Kitsap County, is located directly west of Seattle across the Puget Sound on the Kitsap Peninsula. It is bounded on the southeast and east by Sinclair Inlet and the strait of Port Orchard respectively. The city is divided by the Port Washington Narrows, a strait spanned by two bridges that connects, the eastern and western sides of the city. The part of the city northeast of the narrows is referred to as East Bremerton. The city's southern border is contiguous with Mason County and includes Bremerton National Airport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.29 square miles (83.63 km2), of which, 28.41 square miles (73.58 km2) is land and 3.88 square miles (10.05 km2) is water.
Bremerton is divided among three state legislative districts in Kitsap County. The 23rd legislative district to the north, 35th legislative district in the center and 26th legislative district to the south.
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