Fall City, Washington is located 26 miles east of Seattle in the Snoqualmie Valley. It is home to roughly 5000 residents and many businesses. Fall City is unincorporated so it has no government. Despite that, things do get done in Fall City.

Thanks to the Fall City Community Association and the hard work of dedicated residents, Fall City is always nicely decorated at Christmas time, has an annual Fall City Days festival, and has an official town clean up day. In 2003, the Totem Pole Garden was completed in the middle of town and is a beautiful addition to the community.

There are many great things about Fall City. It is located on the Snoqualmie River which runs parallel to the main street (Highway 202 aka Redmond-Fall City Road) through town. It is close to spectacular scenery, such as the Snoqualmie Falls and Mount Si and it hosts frequent performances and activities thanks to Fall City Arts.

Whether you live in Fall City or you are just visiting, we hope you find the information you need to keep you informed of all the wonderful things about Fall City.

Perhaps you've passed through Fall City a time or two and wondered what was there. Maybe, you even stopped and enjoyed the view of the Snoqualmie River from Olive Taylor Quigley Park. Still, you wonder how this little wide spot in the road ever got started in the first place and what keeps it going. It's a simple story that began in 1869 and is still unfolding.

The folks who originally settled here, came looking for a better life. Most were independent as a hog on ice and wished to stay that way. The urban lifestyle of the big city held little fascination for those who stayed. Today, it hasn't changed much. Fall City is one of the handful of towns in King County that remains unincorporated.

I was born up the road a piece over seventy-three years ago and have spent the majority of my life right here in "River City" or sometimes referred to as the "Banana Belt." There are few places left around these parts where the focus is on people, rather that on the bureaucrats of local government. That's the reason I chose to live here.

- excerpt from "A Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Fall City" written by Jack E. Kelley, 2003

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