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Pierce County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026

County Commission / Council meets: Regular meetings 3:00 PM every Tuesday, plus at least one evening meeting per year in each district
Meeting location: Council Chambers, 1501 Market Street, Tacoma, WA 98402 (relocated from the old County-City Building as of March 2026)
County Auditor: Linda Farmer · linda.farmer@piercecountywa.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/4516/Council-Meetings
County Council: Jani Hitchen (District 6, Chair) · Dave Morell (District 1) · Paul Herrera (District 2, Vice Chair) · Amy Cruver (District 3) · Rosie Ayala (District 4) · Bryan Yambe (District 5) · Robyn Denson (District 7) — a Home Rule Charter county with a separately elected County Executive, Ryan Mello

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Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (14)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Towns (5)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (15)

Bethel School District
Carbonado School District
Clover Park School District
Dieringer School District
Eatonville School District
Fife School District
Franklin Pierce School District
Orting School District
Peninsula School District
Puyallup School District
Steilacoom Hist. School District
Sumner-bonney Lake School District
Tacoma School District
University Place School District
White River School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (13)

Pierce County Fire District No. 25 - Crystal Mountain
Pierce County Fire District No. 26 - Greenwater
Pierce County Fire District No. 27 - Anderson Island Fire-Rescue
Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 10
Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 14 - Riverside Fire and Rescue
Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 16 - Key Peninsula
Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 17 - South Pierce Fire and Rescue
Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 22 - East Pierce Fire & Rescue
Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 5 - Gig Harbor and Medic One Gig Harbor Peninsula
Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 6 - Central Pierce Fire and Rescue
Pierce Fire Protection District No. 13 - Brown's Pt./Dash Pt.
Pierce-Lewis County Fire Protection District No. 23 - Pierce 23 Fire and Rescue
West Pierce Fire and Rescue - Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 3

Source: MRSC Fire Protection Service Providers directory