Tumwater, Washington

About Tumwater

Tumwater is a thriving city in western Washington with an estimated population of 27,826.

Tumwater holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 17.74 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,569 residents per square mile.

📰 Tumwater News Today

• Patrick Charles Hauert Obituary Dec 29, 2019 Altogether Funeral · Aug 13
• Infant dies in car fire in Tumwater, WA: 'Absolutely sick to my stomach' FOX 13 Seattle · Jul 22
• Tumwater Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Tumwater community 'devastated' over infant's death KING5.com · Jul 22
• 5-month-old dies after vehicle catches fire in Tumwater driveway with three children inside MyNorthwest.com · Jul 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Tumwater Unique

• The only place in America named Tumwater — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 27,826.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Tumwater

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Tumwater

• Coffee Pub NW — burger
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• A Hill of Beans Espresso — coffee shop (café)
• Avenue Espresso — coffee shop (café)
• Biscuit House (café)
• Brewery City Pizza — pizza
• Briggs & Maple — coffee shop (café)
• Briggs Taphouse — pizza
• Denny's — american
• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Olympic Flight Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Tumwater

• Blooms Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Carlson Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Darlin Creek Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Deschutes River Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Edwards Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Guerin County Park reviews ★
• Kennydell County Park reviews ★
• Kettle View Park reviews ★
• Springer Lake Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Spurgeon Valley Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Stewart Oxbow Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Tumwater

• A G West Black Hills High School
• Cascadia High School
• ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program
• George Bush Middle School
• Michael T Simmons Elementary
• New Market High School
• New Market Skills Center
• Peter G Schmidt Elementary
• Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E
• Tumwater High School
• Tumwater Hill Elementary
• Tumwater Middle School
• Tumwater Virtual Academy
• Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Tumwater

🏘️ Nearby Communities