Redmond, Washington
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"Redmond, WA" redirects here. For the town in Western Australia, see Redmond, Western Australia.
Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located 15 miles (24 km) east of Seattle. The population was 73,256 at the 2020 census.[3]
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Nickname: Bicycle Capital of the Northwest | |
Coordinates: 47°40′10″N 122°7′26″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | King |
Founded | 1871 |
Incorporated | December 31, 1912 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Angela Birney |
Area | |
• City | 17.24 sq mi (44.64 km2) |
• Land | 16.57 sq mi (42.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2) |
Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
Population | |
• City | 73,256 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 76,732 |
• Rank | US: 476th WA: 17th |
• Density | 4,630/sq mi (1,788/km2) |
• Urban | 3,544,011 (US: 13rd) |
• Metro | 4,034,248 (US: 15th) |
Demonym | Redmonder |
Time zone | UTC–8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 98033, 98052, 98053, 98073, 98074 |
Area code | 425 |
FIPS code | 53-57535 |
GNIS feature ID | 1533331[2] |
Website | redmond.gov |
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Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America. The city has a large technology industry in addition to being a bedroom community for Seattle, which lies across Lake Washington on State Route 520.
With an annual bike race on city streets and the state's only velodrome, Redmond is also known as the "Bicycle Capital of the Northwest".[5][6]