Fife, WA Road Trips
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Trip Routes
4
Longest Drive
296.7 mi
Spokane Valley, WA
Quickest Drive
19m
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Fife, WA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
10,902
Median Income
$90,515
Median Home Value
$480,600
Median Age
31.9
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Fife, WA
A sampling of people born in Fife, WA.
Kaleb McGary
1995
American football player
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Traveler Guide to Fife, WA
Fife is a town of 11,000 people (2020) on the southern Puget Sound of Washington State. Fife, an eastern suburb of Tacoma, consists primarily of businesses such as car dealerships, warehousing and industrial facilities, motels, drive-through smoke shops, quick-dining restaurants, a Native American casino, and various other highway-side businesses. Fife is contained within the Puyallup Indian Reservation.
1 Emerald Queen Casino & Hotel, 5700 Pacific Hwy E, ☏ +1 253 594-7777. Over 2,300 slot machines, as well as a large concert and entertainment venue.
1 Drive In Pick-Quick, 4306 Pacific Highway East, ☏ +1 253 922-5599. M–Sa 10AM-PM, Su 11AM-6PM, closed from December 1 to February 1 for the winter season. Great burgers, great shakes, great service. Freshly cut/made fries. Cash only. (updated Apr 2023) 2 Poodle Dog Restaurant, 1522 54th Ave East (54th Ave E & Pacific Ave), ☏ +1 253 922-6161. Su M 6AM-2PM; W-Sa 6AM-9PM. Long-time family-owned diner since 1933. Major local landmark in the area. (updated Sep 2024)
Emerald Queen Casino & Hotel, 5700 Pacific Hwy E, ☏ +1 253 594-7777. (updated Sep 2024) 1 Motel 6 Tacoma - Fife, 5201 20th Street E (54th Ave & 20th St E), ☏ +1 253 922-1270, fax: +1 253 926-3662. Outdoor pool, coin laundry, free coffee, truck parking. From $100/night. (updated Apr 2023) 2 Quality Inn, 5805 Pacific Hwy E, ☏ +1 253 345-4200. (updated Sep 2024)
From Interstate 5 (I-5), Fife is accessed through Exits 136 and 137. State Route 99 (SR-99) enters from the east. It formally ends at the intersection with 54th Ave E but continues as the Pacific Highway west into Tacoma.
Pierce Transit, ☏ +1 253-581-8000. Operates local and regional public transit bus routes in Pierce County. Communities within the county served by this operator's routes include Fife, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Puyallup, Steilacoom, Tacoma, Federal Way through Fife with: (updated Jun 2023) Route 500 Continues south from Federal Way to downtown Tacoma on Pacific Hwy (Hwy 99) through Fife. Connections to Greyhound, Amtrak and Sound Transit are at Tacoma Dome Station. Route 501 Goes down towards Tacoma from Federal Way through Edgewood, Milton, and Fife on different turns onto various roads. In Fife it goes along 20th St East, Valley Ave, 70th Ave E and Milton Way.
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