The following is a list of nicknames, aliases, sobriquets and slogans for municipalities and unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Washington.

City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" , December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :) , MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007

This list includes both official and unofficial nicknames. Some of the nicknames that were used historically may no longer be in use. Aberdeen – Port of Missing MenElizabeth Gibson, Outlaw Tales of Washington, Globe Pequot, 2001. , . This label was attached to Aberdeen after a string of murders in the early 20th century. Algona – City of the Great Blue Heron Auburn – More Than You Imagined Bellevue – City in a Park Bellingham City of Subdued Excitement Let Us Surprise You Blaine – The Peace Arch CityCity of Blaine website , accessed December 25, 2009. Nickname is due to the Peace Arch Monument at the U.S.-Canada border, erected in 1921. Bothell – For a Day or a Lifetime Burien – B-Town Burlington – The Hub CityRalph Schwartz, A walk down memory lane in Burlington, Skagit Valley Herald, July 20, 2009 Chehalis The Friendly City Rose City (official) Mint City Chewelah – Place For All Seasons Colville – Washington's Most Livable Community Cosmopolis – City of the World Enumclaw – The Gateway to Mount Rainier Everett City of Smokestacks Milltown Forks – The Logging Capital of the WorldEllis E. Conklin, FORSAKEN BY TIMBER, FORKS IS AT A CROSSROADS LOGGING CAPITAL GRASPS AT FANTASY LAND FOR SURVIVAL, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Friday, April 20, 1990, Section: News, Page: A1 Gig Harbor – The Maritime City Ilwaco – By Land or By Sea Kelso City of Friendly People Smelt Capital of the WorldClaims to Fame - Fish , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007. Kirkland Gateway to Seattle (adopted in 1926) The Little City that CouldJames Vesely, Kirkland Shows Its Angst And Looks For Solutions, The Seattle Times, November 24, 1997 Lynden – The Gem CityLynden early history well documented in printer's ink , Lynden Tribune, June 7, 2006 (accessed December 25, 2009) Marysville – The Strawberry CityCity of Marysville website , accessed December 25, 2009 Morton – Home of the Loggers Jubilee The Chronicle, Aug 7, 2018, accessed March 7, 2020 Mount Vernon – The City of Tulips Olympia Oly The Town (The original city nicknamed The Town) Port Townsend, Washington The City of Dreams The Key City Poulsbo – Little NorwayGil Bailey, Poulsbo: There's a lot to 'Little Norway', Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 23, 1998 Pullman – Lentil CapitalClaims to Fame - Agriculture , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007. Puyallup – The Land of Generous People Redmond – Bicycle Capital of the Northwest Richland The Windy Town City Of the Bombers Atomic City Seattle City of Flowers (adopted in the 1940s) Emerald City: official since 1982Lange, Greg. Seattle receives epithet Queen City in 1869 . HistoryLink, November 4, 1998. Retrieved 2008-02-14. Jet City: for the prominence of the aerospace industry, especially Boeing. Queen City (of the Pacific Northwest): official from 1869–1982Nard Jones remarked in his 1972 book Seattle (Doubleday, ), p. 354, that the nickname was "almost abandoned now because of a homosexual twist of semantics". Rain City Sea-Town Sedro-Woolley – Gateway to the North Cascades Sequim – Sunny Sequim Spokane – The Lilac CityHistory of the Spokane Lilac Festival , originally prepared by Linda Kiddo and updated as of February 2004. "The suggestion that Spokane be known as 'The Lilac City' is attributed to Dr. S. E. Lambert, W.T. Triplett and John W. Duncan. In the early 1930s these men encourage the local garden club to plant lilac bushes throughout the City of Spokane." Sumner – Rhubarb Pie CapitalClaims to Fame - Food , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007. Tacoma America’s #1 Wired CityU.S. City Monikers , Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008 The City of Destiny – Applied in 1873 when Tacoma was the terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad.Karen Gaudette, What's in a motto? It's a city's "brand" , The Seattle Times, March 21, 2006Jeff Larsen, Short Trips: Revitalized city catches up to its destiny, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 13, 2003 Tackyoma T-TownLarson, John. Metal band looks to break out of T-town . Tacoma Weekly, December 27, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-21. Grit CitySee, generally, Tumwater – Green Town Walla Walla – The City was so Nice, They Named it TwiceTagline Guru City Branding Survey , Tagline Guru website, accessed August 18, 2009 Wenatchee – Apple Capital of the World. White Center – Rat City White Salmon – The Land Where the Sun Meets the Rain Yakima – The Palm Springs of Washington

See also List of city nicknames in the United States List of cities in Washington List of towns in Washington List of census-designated places in Washington List of unincorporated communities in Washington

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