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Queen AnneZip codes 98109, and 98119; Queen Anne is a beautiful neighborhood, and major geographic feature in Seattle, WA.; just northwest of downtown. The neighborhood sits on the highest hill in the city, with a maximum elevation of 456 feet. It covers an area just over 2.9 Square miles, and has a population of over 37,500. A community just walking distance to downtown; Queen Anne is bordered by Belltown to the south, Lake Union to the east, the Lake Washington Ship Canal to the north and Magnolia to the west.
Queen Anne the architectural style!? YES! thats exactly where this district’s name comes from, very typical of so many of the early houses found in this area. Over the years many of these historic mansions have been home to many of Seattle's economic and cultural elite. In 1962, Lower Queen Anne became the site of the World's Fair. The fairgrounds are now the campus of Seattle Center, which is home to the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center, EMP Museum, the north terminal of the Seattle Center monorail, and KeyArena. |