Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 91,488 at the 2000 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and fourth-largest in the Puget Sound area. Since the census, the city has continued to grow, reaching an estimated population of 102,400 in 2008. It received the All-America City Award in 2002. .Everett is home to the largest public marina on the west coast of the United States and is the western terminus of the western segment of U.S. Route 2. It is also home to Boeing's assembly plant for the 747, 767, 777, and the new 787 in the largest building in the world by volume at 116.5 million cubic feet (13.3 million cubic m).

Everett is located at 47°" West . The city is one of the core cities comprising the Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia CMSA.The core of Everett sits on the Port Gardner Peninsula, formed by Port Gardner Bay on the west and the Snohomish River to the north and east. Newer portions of the city generally extend southward from this point for a distance of approximately 8 miles .According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 47.7 square miles (123.4 km²), of which, 32.5 square miles of it is land and 39.2 km² (15.1 mi;oi²) of it is water. The total area is 31.79% water.