Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Gig Harbor

Gig Harbor is a bay in Pierce County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1505127. It sits at -1.5 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameGig Harbor
GNIS feature ID1505127
Kind of placeBay
StateWashington
CountyPierce
Latitude47.33522
Longitude-122.58286
USGS topographic mapGig Harbor
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated-1.5 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated-5 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other bays

Every bay covered here

Other places in Pierce County

Questions

Where is Gig Harbor?

In Pierce County, Washington, at 47.33522, -122.58286. The USGS records it on the Gig Harbor topographic map.

How high is Gig Harbor?

-1.5 metres (-5 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Gig Harbor?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a bay in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service