Where Birch Bay Would Fit

City	Population (2026)	County	Class	Largest to Smallest
Seattle	823,400	King	First	1
Spokane	235,900	Spokane	First	2
Tacoma	231,000	Pierce	First	3
Vancouver	207,000	Clark	First	4
Bellevue	158,300	King	Code	5
Kent	140,400	King	Code	6
Everett	114,900	Snohomish	First	7
Spokane Valley	110,800	Spokane	Code	8
Renton	109,800	King	Code	9
Federal Way	103,000	King	Code	10
Yakima	100,400	Yakima	First	11
Bellingham	99,030	Whatcom	First	12
Kirkland	98,860	King	Code	13
Auburn	90,350	King/Pierce	Code	14
Kennewick	89,220	Benton	Code	15
Pasco	85,560	Franklin	Code	16
Redmond	83,320	King	Code	17
Marysville	76,820	Snohomish	Code	18
Sammamish	68,500	King	Code	19
Richland	66,290	Benton	First	20
Lakewood	64,980	Pierce	Code	21
Shoreline	64,710	King	Code	22
Lacey	60,720	Thurston	Code	23
Olympia	58,630	Thurston	Code	24
Burien	53,470	King	Code	25
Bothell	52,010	King/Snohomish	Code	26
Bremerton	46,310	Kitsap	First	27
Puyallup	44,000	Pierce	Code	28
Edmonds	43,770	Snohomish	Code	29
Lynnwood	43,070	Snohomish	Code	30
Lake Stevens	42,590	Snohomish	Code	31
Issaquah	41,590	King	Code	32
Longview	38,450	Cowlitz	Code	33
University Place	36,490	Pierce	Code	34
Wenatchee	36,480	Chelan	Code	35
Mount Vernon	36,090	Skagit	Code	36
Walla Walla	35,080	Walla Walla	Code	37
Pullman	33,860	Whitman	Code	38
Des Moines	33,690	King	Code	39
SeaTac	33,210	King	Code	40
Maple Valley	29,340	King	Code	41
Camas	28,490	Clark	Code	42
Tumwater	28,030	Thurston	Code	43
Moses Lake	27,960	Grant	Code	44
Mercer Island	25,870	King	Code	45
Bainbridge Island	25,650	Kitsap	Code	46
Oak Harbor	24,930	Island	Code	47
Mountlake Terrace	24,750	Snohomish	Code	48
Kenmore	24,600	King	Code	49
Battle Ground	23,570	Clark	Code	50
Bonney Lake	23,510	Pierce	Code	50
Arlington	23,390	Snohomish	Code	51
Tukwila	23,290	King	Code	52
Covington	22,200	King	Code	53
Mill Creek	21,630	Snohomish	Code	54
Mukilteo	21,610	Snohomish	Code	55
Ellensburg	21,500	Kittitas	Code	56
Monroe	20,930	Snohomish	Code	57
Port Orchard	20,500	Kitsap	Code	58
Port Angeles	20,370	Clallam	Code	59
Centralia	19,130	Lewis	Code	60
West Richland	18,820	Benton	Code	61
Washougal	18,490	Clark	Code	62
Anacortes	18,410	Skagit	Code	63
Aberdeen	17,240	Grays Harbor	First	64
Ferndale	17,240	Whatcom	Code	65
Lynden	17,220	Whatcom	Code	66
Ridgefield	16,820	Clark	Code	67
Sunnyside	16,790	Yakima	Code	68
Liberty Lake	14,790	Spokane	Code	69
Snoqualmie	14,550	King	Code	70
Woodinville	14,350	King	Code	71
East Wenatchee	14,330	Douglas	Code	72
Edgewood	14,160	Pierce	Code	73
Newcastle	13,940	King	Code	74
Lake Forest Park	13,700	King	Code	75
Sedro-Woolley	13,520	Skagit	Code	76
Poulsbo	13,510	Kitsap	Code	77
Enumclaw	13,440	King	Code	78
Gig Harbor	13,140	Pierce	Code	79
Cheney	13,130	Spokane	Code	80
Kelso	12,880	Cowlitz	Code	81
Yelm	12,470	Thurston	Code	82
Grandview	12,280	Yakima	Code	83
Airway Heights	12,140	Spokane	Code	84
Fife	11,440	Pierce	Code	85
Burlington	11,200	Skagit	Code	86
Sumner	11,080	Pierce	Code	87
Port Townsend	10,780	Jefferson	Code	88
Snohomish	10,770	Snohomish	Code	89
Shelton	10,450	Mason	Code	90
DuPont	10,190	Pierce	Code	91
College Place	10,090	Walla Walla	Code	92
Othello	9,560	Adams	Code	93
Stanwood	9,325	Snohomish	Code	94
Orting	9,160	Pierce	Code	95
Ephrata	9,025	Grant	Code	97
Milton	8,965	King/Pierce	Code	98
Toppenish	8,945	Yakima	Code	99
Duvall	8,910	King	Code	100
Hoquiam	8,820	Grays Harbor	Code	101
North Bend	8,700	King	Code	102
Selah	8,680	Yakima	Code	103
Sequim	8,605	Clallam	Code	104
Quincy	8,560	Grant	Code	105
Ocean Shores	7,985	Grays Harbor	Code	106
Chehalis	7,590	Lewis	Code	107
Black Diamond	7,550	King	Code	108
Sultan	7,480	Snohomish	Code	109
Clarkston	7,350	Asotin	Code	110
Pacific	7,285	King/Pierce	Code	111
Fircrest	7,250	Pierce	Code	112
Steilacoom	6,890	Pierce	Town	113
Normandy Park	6,860	King	Code	114
Blaine	6,775	Whatcom	Code	115
Prosser	6,745	Benton	Code	116
Union Gap	6,680	Yakima	Code	117
Woodland	6,650	Cowlitz/Clark	Code	118
Brier	6,630	Snohomish	Code	119
Buckley	5,905	Pierce	Code	120
Deer Park	5,565	Spokane	Code	121
Connell	5,075	Franklin	Code	122
Colville	5,030	Stevens	Code	123
Omak	5,000	Okanogan	Code	124
Medical Lake	4,890	Spokane	Code	125
Moxee	4,825	Yakima	Code	130
Granite Falls	4,765	Snohomish	Code	131
Chelan	4,665	Chelan	Code	132
Wapato	4,605	Yakima	Second	133
La Center	4,440	Clark	Code	134
Montesano	4,150	Grays Harbor	Code	135
Benton City	3,935	Benton	Code	136
Mattawa	3,935	Grant	Code	137
Granger	3,805	Yakima	Code	139l
Elma	3,540	Grays Harbor	Code	140
Forks	3,510	Clallam	Code	141
Goldendale	3,500	Klickitat	Code	142
Cashmere	3,435	Chelan	Code	144
Algona	3,335	King	Code	145
Everson	3,320	Whatcom	Code	146
Zillah	3,235	Yakima	Code	147
Kalama	3,170	Cowlitz	Code	148
Raymond	3,160	Pacific	Code	149
Clyde Hill	3,100	King	Code	150
Eatonville	2,945	Pierce	Town	151
Medina	2,915	King	Code	152
Warden	2,825	Grant	Code	153
Colfax	2,790	Whitman	Code	154
Friday Harbor	2,755	San Juan	Town	155
Chewelah	2,680	Stevens	Code	156
Leavenworth	2,635	Chelan	Code	157
Winlock	2,625	Lewis	Code	158
Rainier	2,590	Thurston	Code	159
White Salmon	2,570	Klickitat	Code	160
Castle Rock	2,475	Cowlitz	Code	161
Dayton	2,435	Columbia	Code	162
Gold Bar	2,420	Snohomish	Code	163
Carnation	2,415	King	Code	164
Westport	2,410	Grays Harbor	Code	165
Okanogan	2,400	Okanogan	Code	166
Cle Elum	2,315	Kittitas	Code	167
Bridgeport	2,195	Douglas	Code	168
Newport	2,185	Pend Oreille	Code	169
McCleary	2,085	Grays Harbor	Code	170
Tenino	2,075	Thurston	Code	171
Napavine	2,055	Lewis	Code	172
Coupeville	2,035	Island	Town	173
Brewster	2,005	Okanogan	Code	174
Mabton	1,995	Yakima	Code	175
Royal City	1,960	Grant	Code	176
Millwood	1,925	Spokane	Code	177
Nooksack	1,895	Whatcom	Code	178
Soap Lake	1,850	Grant	Code	179
Sumas	1,835	Whatcom	Code	180
Oroville	1,820	Okanogan	Code	181
Ritzville	1,790	Adams	Second	182
Yacolt	1,785	Clark	Town	183
South Bend	1,755	Pacific	Code	184
Davenport	1,730	Lincoln	Second	Mayor-Council
Long Beach	1,730	Pacific	Code	Mayor-Council
Rock Island	1,705	Douglas	Code	Mayor-Council
Cosmopolis	1,685	Grays Harbor	Code	Mayor-Council
Tieton	1,685	Yakima	Code	Mayor-Council
Kettle Falls	1,625	Stevens	Code	Mayor-Council
Stevenson	1,600	Skamania	Code	Mayor-Council
Entiat	1,545	Chelan	Code	Mayor-Council
Darrington	1,520	Snohomish	Town	Mayor-Council
Kittitas	1,445	Kittitas	Code	Mayor-Council
Pomeroy	1,395	Garfield	Code	Mayor-Council
Woodway	1,340	Snohomish	Code	Mayor-Council
Asotin	1,225	Asotin	Code	Mayor-Council
Waitsburg	1,215	Walla Walla	Unclassified	Mayor-Council
Coulee Dam	1,210	Douglas/ Grant/ Okanogan	Code	Mayor-Council
Langley	1,205	Island	Code	Mayor-Council
Waterville	1,160	Douglas	Town	Mayor-Council
Naches	1,130	Yakima	Town	Mayor-Council
Yarrow Point	1,130	King	Town	Mayor-Council
Twisp	1,100	Okanogan	Town	Mayor-Council
Ilwaco	1,095	Pacific	Code	Mayor-Council
Morton	1,095	Lewis	Code	Mayor-Council
Tonasket	1,085	Okanogan	Code	Mayor-Council
Ruston	1,080	Pierce	Code	Mayor-Council
Palouse	1,065	Whitman	Second	Mayor-Council
George	1,000	Grant	Code	Mayor-Council
La Conner	1,000	Skagit	Town	Mayor-Council
Republic	1,000	Ferry	Code	Mayor-Council
North Bonneville	985	Skamania	Code	Mayor-Council
Electric City	970	Grant	Code	Mayor-Council
Roslyn	965	Kittitas	Code	Mayor-Council
Grand Coulee	955	Grant	Code	Mayor-Council
Wilbur	895	Lincoln	Town	Mayor-Council
Odessa	875	Lincoln	Town	Mayor-Council
Tekoa	825	Whitman	Second	Mayor-Council
Mossyrock	820	Lewis	Code	Mayor-Council
Roy	820	Pierce	Code	Mayor-Council
Concrete	815	Skagit	Town	Mayor-Council
Bingen	795	Klickitat	Code	Mayor-Council
Carbonado	755	Pierce	Town	Mayor-Council
Oakville	720	Grays Harbor	Code	Mayor-Council
Toledo	715	Lewis	Code	Mayor-Council
Vader	710	Lewis	Code	Mayor-Council
Pe Ell	670	Lewis	Town	Mayor-Council
Reardan	650	Lincoln	Town	Mayor-Council
Bucoda	630	Thurston	Town	Mayor-Council
Rockford	630	Spokane	Town	Mayor-Council
South Prairie	630	Pierce	Town	Mayor-Council
Winthrop	625	Okanogan	Town	Mayor-Council
Pateros	620	Okanogan	Code	Mayor-Council
St. John	605	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Fairfield	600	Spokane	Town	Mayor-Council
Harrah	595	Yakima	Town	Mayor-Council
Cathlamet	585	Wahkiakum	Town	Mayor-Council
Rosalia	585	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
South Cle Elum	580	Kittitas	Town	Mayor-Council
Garfield	565	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Coulee City	560	Grant	Town	Mayor-Council
Albion	545	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Lind	535	Adams	Town	Mayor-Council
Wilkeson	500	Pierce	Town	Mayor-Council
Sprague	495	Lincoln	Code	Mayor-Council
Hunts Point	455	King	Town	Mayor-Council
Lyman	445	Skagit	Town	Mayor-Council
Harrington	430	Lincoln	Code	Mayor-Council
Ione	430	Pend Oreille	Town	Mayor-Council
Mesa	405	Franklin	Code	Mayor-Council
Uniontown	405	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Oakesdale	400	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Colton	390	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Prescott	370	Walla Walla	Code	Mayor-Council
Mansfield	335	Douglas	Town	Mayor-Council
Riverside	325	Okanogan	Town	Mayor-Council
Almira	315	Lincoln	Town	Mayor-Council
Beaux Arts Village	310	King	Town	Mayor-Council
Endicott	310	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Springdale	305	Stevens	Town	Mayor-Council
Northport	295	Stevens	Town	Mayor-Council
Hamilton	290	Skagit	Town	Mayor-Council
LaCrosse	290	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Spangle	285	Spokane	Code	Mayor-Council
Metaline Falls	275	Pend Oreille	Town	Mayor-Council
Elmer City	245	Okanogan	Town	Mayor-Council
Creston	225	Lincoln	Town	Mayor-Council
Marcus	220	Stevens	Town	Mayor-Council
Washtucna	210	Adams	Town	Mayor-Council
Wilson Creek	205	Grant	Town	Mayor-Council
Conconully	195	Okanogan	Town	Mayor-Council
Latah	185	Spokane	Town	Mayor-Council
Nespelem	185	Okanogan	Town	Mayor-Council
Cusick	180	Pend Oreille	Town	Mayor-Council
Hartline	180	Grant	Town	Mayor-Council
Hatton	175	Adams	Town	Mayor-Council
Index	170	Snohomish	Town	Mayor-Council
Skykomish	165	King	Town	Mayor-Council
Metaline	155	Pend Oreille	Town	Mayor-Council
Kahlotus	145	Franklin	Code	Mayor-Council
Farmington	135	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Malden	135	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Waverly	125	Spokane	Town	Mayor-Council
Starbuck	115	Columbia	Town	Mayor-Council
Lamont	85	Whitman	Town	Mayor-Council
Krupp	45	Grant	Town	281