Tacoma is a city in and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along the Puget Sound roughly 30 miles from Seattle and Olympia, and 58 miles 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. Tacoma adopted its name after the nearby Mount Rainier, called təˡqʷuʔbəʔ in the Puget Sound Salish dialect, and "Takhoma" in an anglicized version. It is locally known as the "City of Destiny" because the area was chosen to be the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the late 19th century. The decision of the railroad was influenced by Tacoma's neighboring deep-water harbor, Commencement Bay. By connecting the bay with the railroad, Tacoma's motto became "When rails meet sails".

Country: United States
State: Washington
County: Pierce
Adopted: 1868
Founded: 1872
Incorporated: November 12, 1875
Named for: Tahoma
Type: Council–manager
Mayor: Anders Ibsen (D)
Population (2020): 219,346
Estimate (2025): 229,816
Rank: US: 104th, WA: 3rd
Urban: 3,544,011 (Seattle urban area) (US: 13th)
Metro: 4,034,248 (Seattle metropolitan area) (US: 15th)
Demonym(s): Tacoman (plural: Tacomans)
Time zone: Pacific (PST) (UTC–8)
Summer (DST): PDT (UTC–7)
Area code: 253
FIPS code: 53-70000
GNIS feature ID: 2412025
Official Website: https://www.cityoftacoma.org/
Wikidata description: county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States
Wikidata id: Q199797
Wikidata label: Tacoma
Wikidata aliases: Array
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