Map of Fircrest city

Fircrest is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,156 at the 2020 census.

Fircrest city overview:
Name:	Fircrest city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Washington
County:	Pierce County
Elevation:	276 ft (84 m)
Total Area:	1.58 sq mi (4.10 km²)
Land Area:	1.58 sq mi (4.10 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	7,156
Population Density:	4,317.75/sq mi (1,666.63/km²)
ZIP code:	98466
Area code:	253
FIPS code:	5323970
GNISfeature ID:	1512209
Website:	cityoffircrest.net

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History

Fircrest was officially incorporated on September 19, 1925. Like its neighbor University Place, it is a middle-class suburb of Tacoma. The community was developed by Edward Bowes, who later gained fame as the host of the Major Bowes Amateur Hour radio talent show. The town attempted to associate itself with academia by naming a number of its streets after universities (e.g. Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, Vassar, Stanford) and was originally known as Regents Park in a reference to the regents of a university.

Fircrest was the last “dry” municipality in Washington state, prohibiting the sale of alcohol by the glass. Voters chose to allow the sale of alcohol in Fircrest in the November 2015 election.