Bryn Mawr-Skyway

Geography

Skyway lies in an "unincorporated island" bordered to the north by the city of Seattle, to the west by Tukwila, and to the south and east by Renton. The neighborhood was mostly developed just after World War II as affordable housing for returning veterans. The area remains an affordable area close to the high employment areas of Renton and Seattle. The name "Skyway" may be derived from the area's siting on a high ridge in western Washington's hilly terrain, a name that echoes the Welsh "Bryn Mawr" (also the name used for a village and several other places), which means "big hill". Skyway's main business districts lie along Renton Avenue South, with one center between 68th Avenue South and 74th Avenue South, including a small casino, bowling alley, and a grocery outlet, and another district between 75th Avenue South and 78th Avenue South, including a bank branch, the fire station, multiple churches, some auto shops, and the public library (a branch of the King County Library System). There is also a small business district centered at Martin Luther King Way South (State Route 900) around South 129th Street. Skyway Park, with baseball fields, a creek and wetlands, and picnic areas, is located near the center of Skyway. The Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP is made up of many neighborhoods, including Lakeridge, Campbell Hill and Earlington, in addition to the neighborhoods of Skyway and Bryn Mawr. The community is sometimes called "West Hill". According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 5.73%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  69,744
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  54,663
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  53,030
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  49,973
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  46,826
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  39,034
• Spotted Towhee

  Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
  37,329
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  36,237

Largest nearby schools

• Kent-Meridian High School
  High · Kent · 2,128 students · 21.1:1 ratio
• Kentridge High School
  High · Kent · 2,034 students · 23.1:1 ratio
• Mount Rainier High School
  High · Des Moines · 1,873 students · 24.3:1 ratio
• Hazen Senior High School
  High · Renton · 1,871 students · 24:1 ratio
• Newport Senior High School
  High · Bellevue · 1,726 students · 19.8:1 ratio
• Garfield High School
  High · SEATTLE · 1,642 students · 24.1:1 ratio
• Mercer Island High School
  High · Mercer Island · 1,524 students · 20.6:1 ratio
• Bellevue High School
  High · Bellevue · 1,517 students · 22:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.51 — 2026-08-09
  11 km SSW of River Road, Washington
• M 3.8 — 2026-07-02
  2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington
• M 2.5 — 2026-06-26
  11 km E of Carnation, Washington
• M 2.82 — 2026-06-26
  1 km SSE of Easton, Washington
• M 2.87 — 2026-06-08
  2 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington
• M 2.84 — 2026-05-27
  4 km W of Wauna, Washington