Beacon Hill, Seattle | |
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Coordinates: 47°33′08″N 122°17′53″W / 47.55222°N 122.29806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | King |
City | Seattle |
City Council | District 2 |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Zip Code | 98108, 98118, 98144 |
Area Code | 206 |
Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeast Seattle, Washington. It is roughly bounded on the west by Interstate 5, on the north by Interstate 90, on the east by Rainier Avenue South, Cheasty Boulevard South, and Martin Luther King Junior Way South, and on the south by the Seattle city boundary. It is part of Seattle's South End.
The neighborhood has a major population of Asian Americans and African Americans and is among the most racially diverse in Seattle. It was formerly home to the world headquarters of Amazon (at the Pacific Tower) and present home to the Seattle Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Puget Sound Health Care System.