White Center, Washington

About White Center

White Center is a small unincorporated community in central Washington.

White Center holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.27 square miles.

📰 White Center News Today

• White Center Pedestrian Improvement Project King County (.gov) · Aug 11
• White Center Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• The Best Restaurants In White Center The Infatuation · Jul 7
• White Center Community Development Association: Community leaders build opportunity in unincorporated King County Washington State Department of Commerce (.gov) · Apr 15
• Rooted in White Center is a powerful testament to the deep-seated belonging of immigrants and refugees in the PNW Westside Seattle · Mar 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes White Center Unique

• The only place in America named White Center — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Burien (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in White Center

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in White Center

• Azuma Sushi — japanese
• Bang Bar — thai
• Banh Mi XO — vietnamese
• Bonjour Việt Nam — vietnamese
• Boss Drive-In — burger
• C&P Coffee Company — coffee shop (café)
• Cafe Osita (café)
• Caffe Ladro — coffee shop (café)
• Dubsea Coffee — coffee (café)
• Dué Cucina — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery · Art gallery
• Southgate Arcade · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in White Center

• Arroyo Heights Park reviews ★
• Camp Long · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cottage Grove Park reviews ★
• Delridge Playfield reviews ★
• E.C. Hughes Playground reviews ★
• Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook reviews ★
• Endolyne Park reviews ★
• Ercolini Park reviews ★
• Fairmount Playfield reviews ★
• Fauntleroy Creek Ravine reviews ★
• Fauntleroy Park reviews ★
• Fauntleroy Place reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of White Center

🏘️ Nearby Communities