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White Center, Washington
CDP
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
📍 Alaska Junction📍 Arbor Heights📍 Arroyo Heights📍 Beverly Park📍 Delridge📍 Endolyne📍 Fairmont Springs📍 Fauntleroy📍 High Point📍 Highland Park📍 Morgan Junction📍 Mount View📍 Seola Beach📍 Shorewood📍 Top Hat📍 Westwood
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
StateWashington
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.27 sq mi
Coordinates47.5092, -122.3481