Bethel, Washington

Bethel, Washington
Census-designated place
Bethel Location in Washington and the United States Bethel Bethel (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°29′39″N 122°37′48″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Kitsap
Area
• Total	3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2)
• Land	3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	310 ft (90 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,713
• Density	1,122/sq mi (433.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98387
Area code	360
FIPS code	53-05735
GNIS feature ID	1512005

Bethel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Located a few miles south of the city of Port Orchard, Bethel is a wooded residential area. Most residents commute to Port Orchard or nearby cities. It was first designated a place by the Census Bureau in the 2010 Census, at which time its population was 3,713.

Geography

Bethel is in southern Kitsap County and is bordered to the northwest by Port Orchard, to the north by unincorporated East Port Orchard, and to the northeast by unincorporated Parkwood. Washington State Route 16 forms the western edge of the Bethel CDP; the highway runs northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Gorst and south 23 miles (37 km) to Tacoma. Bremerton is 9 miles (14 km) to the north via State Routes 16 and 3. State Route 160 forms the northern edge of the Bethel CDP and leads east 5 miles (8 km) to Southworth.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bethel CDP has an area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²), all of it land.