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Tacoma
City in Washington, United States

Tacoma

Tacoma is a city in and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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A port city, it is situated along Puget Sound roughly 30 miles (48 km) from Seattle and Olympia, and 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third-most populous city in the state with a population of 219,346 at the 2020 census. Tacoma is the economic and cultural center of the South Sound region, which has a population of about 1 million.

How locals move

Getting around Tacoma the local way

  • Get inN Pearl St connects the Washington State Ferry from Vashon Island to SR-16.
  • Go nextEatonville, to the southeast, has the Northwest Trek, a park that is home to more than 200 North American animals, and the Mt.

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