Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. One of the most recently incorporated cities in the county, its population was 101,030 at the 2020 census. Federal Way is the tenth-largest city in Washington and the fifth-largest in King County.

Originally a logging settlement, the Place was first called “Federal Way” in 1929. The make known derived from Federal Highway U.S. 99 (now State Route 99 or Pacific Highway South), which ran from Everett and Seattle to Tacoma. The name “Federal Way” was first used in 1929 behind five existing schools consolidated operations into School District #210 and planned construction of Federal Way High School, which opened in 1930 and gave its proclaim to the teacher district. The local chamber of commerce adopted the herald in the into the future 1950s.

Attempts to incorporate the city were voted down in 1971, 1981 and 1985. The voters eventually approved raptness as a city upon February 28, 1990; the certified act of raptness was held at the Sportsworld Lanes bowling complex.

Until 2014, Federal Way was house to Weyerhaeuser, the largest private owner of softwood timberland in the world. Weyerhaeuser had opened much of its land in Federal Way to the public, including two botanical gardens: the Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden, and the Pacific Bonsai Museum. In 2014, the company announced it would vacate its Federal Way headquarters. City leaders have suggested promoting the location as a potential community college. Federal Way is also home to the US headquarters of World Vision International.