Kitsap Lake Washington Map

About Kitsap Lake, Washington

Kitsap Lake is a locality in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,997. The population density is 665.8 people per km². Kitsap Lake is located at 47.5829°N, 122.7085°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98312.

Kitsap Lake mirrors the heavy, slate-colored sky of the Pacific Northwest, its surface often fractured only by the rhythmic pulse of Kitsap Creek as it feeds the basin. It lies 3.7 miles west-northwest of Bremerton, WA (from Bremerton, WA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 5.5 miles southwest of Kitsap. The landscape surrounding Kitsap Lake is defined by the damp, verdant resilience of temperate woodland, where the air holds the permanent, clean scent of cedar and rain. To the west, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Olympic Mountains loom on the horizon, serving as a distant sentinel over the low-lying terrain. Within the immediate vicinity, the terrain remains intimate and modest, punctuated by the stillness of Carter Pond and the quiet, grassy expanse of Nad Marine Park. Even at this short distance from the saltwater influence of Ostrich Bay, the atmosphere carries a distinct, briny weight, suggesting the proximity of the tides that shape the wider region.

Development around Kitsap Lake has long been tethered to the ebb and flow of regional industry, reflecting a history of timber harvest and the steady, utilitarian pulse of nearby shipyards. The economy here maintains a practical character, favoring the quiet industriousness of those who labor in the marine trades or commute toward the nearby Clear Creek Valley. Life moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, where the primary diversions are found in the observation of the water’s edge or the occasional excursion toward the distant, rushing descent of McKenna Falls. It is a place that does not clamor for attention, preferring the muted, literate gray of the coastal afternoon, where the passage of time is measured less by the clock and more by the slow, seasonal shifts in the evergreen canopy.

About This Kitsap Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kitsap Lake, Washington. Coordinates: 47.582872, -122.708478. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Kitsap Lake includes the ZIP code (98312), telephone area code (425), county seat of Kitsap County (Port Orchard), and school district assignment (Central Kitsap School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.