Coast Guard Base Seattle

Welcome to the Beautiful Pacific Northwest and Puget Sound. Coast Guard Base Seattle is located on Pier 36 in the south end of downtown Seattle which is referred to as the SODO district. The base is located two blocks west of Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners major league baseball team.

The city of Seattle has a municipal population of 592,800 and a metro population of over 4 million people. Seattle’s current official nickname is the "Emerald City", the result of a contest held in the early 1980s; the reference is to the lush evergreen trees in the surrounding area. Seattle is also referred to informally as the "Gateway to Alaska", "Rain City", "Coffee Town", and "Jet City", the latter from the local influence of Boeing. Seattle residents are known as Seattleites.

Seattle is considered a military friendly area because of the large presence of military bases surrounding Puget Sound and the strong ties with Boeing Aviation.  (Source: militaryinstallations.dod.mil)