Bookstores in Seattle: list of 58 free CSV

How many bookstores are in Seattle?

OpenStreetMap lists 58 named bookstores inside the Seattle city boundary (372 km²), extract of 7 Nov 2026. 79% of the records list a website and 52% a phone number; 12 named bookstores have no website on the public record.

Examples on the list: Arundel Books, Ballard Books, Barnes & Noble.

Bookstores in Seattle at a glance: most are in Chinatown-International District (7), Ballard (5), Belltown (5); the busiest streets are Northwest Market Street, Ballard (4) and University Way Northeast, University Heights (3); records were last edited between Aug 2016 and Nov 2026; chain names include Barnes & Noble; Arundel Books and Ballard Books list a business phone.

Edited on the map in the 90 days before the extract: 32 records, including Seattle University Campus Store, Ballard Books, Barnes & Noble, Continent Books and Music.

58named bookstores

79%list a website

12no website listed

23neighbourhoods

Download all 58 as CSV Get emails, phones and ratings

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 7 Nov 2026. The CSV is under the same licence.

12 with no website10 non-chain, edited since 2022.Filter to them
54 non-chain4 chain branches set aside; the biggest brand is Barnes & Noble (2).Non-chain only
7 in Chinatown-International DistrictBusiest street: Northwest Market Street, Ballard (4). Plan a territory by neighbourhood or postcode.Only Chinatown-International District

50 of the 58 bookstores, A to Z

on the map recordmissing from the recordPicked from 22 neighbourhoods; filter below to search all 58

Bookstores in Seattle, OpenStreetMap extract of 7 Nov 2026.
Business	Street and area	Website	Phone
A
Arundel Books	322 1st Avenue South, Chinatown-International District	arundelbooks.com	+1-206-624-4442
B
Ballard Books	5416 20th Avenue Northwest, Ballard	ballardbooks.com	+1-206-385-5321
Barnes & Noble	401 Northeast Northgate Way, Northgate
Beguiled Books	109 1st Avenue South, Chinatown-International District	beguiledbooks.com
Book Larder	4252 Fremont Avenue North, Fremont	booklarder.com
books4cars.com	4850 37th Avenue South, Columbia City	books4cars.com	+1-206-605-9325
C
Charlie's Queer Books	465 North 36th Street, Fremont	charliesqueerbooks.com
Christian Science Reading Room	3210 West McGraw Street, Magnolia	christiansciencetwelfthseattle.com	+1-206-283-6900
Clara's Books	5018 Rainier Avenue South, Columbia City
Continent Books and Music	5218 B University Way Northeast, University Heights		+1-206-396-3684
Couth Buzzard	8310 Greenwood Avenue North, Greenwood	couthbuzzard.com	+1-206-436-2960
Crow's Nest Comics	831 Hiawatha Place South, Central District
E
Edge of the Circle Books	1307 Northeast 45th Street, University District	edgeofthecirclebooks.com	+1-206-726-1999
Elliott Bay Book Company	1521 10th Avenue, First Hill	elliottbaybook.com	+1-206-624-6600
Estelita's Library	241 Martin Luther King Junior Way South, Leschi	estelitaslibrary.org	+1-415-342-9009
F
Fantagraphics	1201 South Vale Street, Van Asselt	fantagraphics.com	+1-206-557-4910
Friends Of The Seattle Public Library Bookshop	5608 6th Avenue South, Georgetown
K
Kaufer's Cathloc Books	Georgetown, no street on record
L
L.E.M.S. Bookstore	5023 Rainier Avenue South, Columbia City
Lamplight Books	1514 Pike Place, Belltown		+1-206-652-5554
Left Bank Book Collective	92 Pike Street, Belltown	leftbankbooks.com	+1-206-622-0195
Left Bank Books	92 Pike Street, Belltown	leftbankbooks.com	+1-206-622-0195
Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books	400 Occidental Avenue South, Chinatown-International District	longbrosbooks.com
Lovestruck in Seattle	8507 35th Avenue Northeast, Wedgwood	lovestruckinseattle.com
M
Madison Books	4118 East Madison Street, Madison Park	madisonbks.com	+1-206-325-3160
Magnolia's Bookstore	3206 West McGraw Street, Magnolia	magnoliasbookstore.com	+1-206-283-1062
Magus Annex	2414 North 45th Street, Wallingford	magusbooksseattle.com
Magus Books	1408 Northeast 42nd Street, University District	magusbooksseattle.com	+1-206-633-1800
Mam’s Books	608 Maynard Avenue South, Chinatown-International District	mamsbooks.com
Metsker Maps of Seattle	1511 1st Avenue, Belltown	metskermaps.com	+1-206-623-8747
N
Nook & Cranny Books	5637 University Way Northeast, University Heights	nookandcrannybooks.com	+1-425-780-6027
O
Open Books	108 Cherry Street, First Hill	open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com
Ophelia's Books	3504 Fremont Avenue North, Fremont	opheliasbooks.com	+1-206-632-3759
P
Paper Boat Booksellers	4522 California Avenue Southwest, West Seattle	paperboatbooksellers.com
Pegasus Book Exchange	4553 California Avenue Southwest, West Seattle
Peter Miller	304 Alaskan Way South, Chinatown-International District	petermiller.com	+1-206-441-4114
Phinney Books	7405 Greenwood Avenue North, Greenwood	phinneybooks.com
Phoenix Comics & Games	113 Broadway East, Capitol Hill	shop.phoenixseattle.com	+1 206-328-4554
Q
Queen Anne Book Company	1811 Queen Anne Avenue North, Queen Anne	qabookco.com
Quest Bookshop	717 Broadway East, Capitol Hill	seattletheosophy.org
S
Seattle Central College Bookstore	1710 Broadway, Capitol Hill	seattlecentral.edu
Seattle Pacific University Bookstore	310 West Bertona Street, Fremont	spustore.spu.edu
Seattle University Campus Store	1111 East Columbia Street, First Hill	seattleu.edu	+1-206-2966117
Secret Garden Books	2214 Northwest Market Street, Ballard	secretgardenbooks.com	+1-206-789-5006
Swoon City	1716 Northwest Market Street, Ballard	swoon.city
T
The Globe Bookstore	5220 University Way Northeast, University Heights		+1-206-682-6882
The Nature Shop	8050 35th Avenue Northeast, Wedgwood	seattleaudubon.org
Third Place Books	6504 20th Avenue Northeast, Ravenna	thirdplacebooks.com	+1-206-525-2347
Twice Sold Tales	1708 Northwest Market Street, Ballard	twicesoldtalesballard.com	+1-206-545-4226
U
University Book Store	4001 East Stevens Way Northeast, University District	ubookstore.com	+1-206-543-5896

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Bookstores in Seattle with no website listed

10 of 54 named non-chain bookstores.

Clara's Books5018 Rainier Avenue South, Columbia City
Continent Books and Music5218 B University Way Northeast, University Heights, phone listed
Crow's Nest Comics831 Hiawatha Place South, Central District
Friends Of The Seattle Public Library Bookshop5608 6th Avenue South, Georgetown
Kaufer's Cathloc BooksGeorgetown
L.E.M.S. Bookstore5023 Rainier Avenue South, Columbia City
Lamplight Books1514 Pike Place, Belltown, phone listed
Pegasus Book Exchange4553 California Avenue Southwest, West Seattle
Revolution Books89 South Washington Street, Chinatown-International District, phone listed
The Globe Bookstore5220 University Way Northeast, University Heights, phone listed

Show all of them Every kind of business in Seattle without a website

Where they are

Map of the 58 bookstores inside the Seattle boundary; most sit around Chinatown-International District, Ballard, Belltown. — website listedno website, or social page only

Busiest streets

Northwest Market Street, Ballard4
University Way Northeast, University Heights3

By neighbourhood

Black: website listed.

11 more neighbourhoods in the filter above.

By ZIP code

981048
981036
981015
981055
981074
981184
981224
981153
981022
981082

Chains and non-chain businesses

7% of the records are branches of a chain or brand; 54 are not.

Barnes & Noble2

What the records hold

58 map records.
Field	Records	Share
Street address	57	98%
Website (own site)	46	79%
Phone on file	30	52%
Email on file (not shown)	3	5%
Opening hours	47	81%
Chain or brand branch	4	7%
Edited since January 2024	54	93%

Half the records were last edited in Aug 2026 or later.

Why other sites show a different number

Coverage. 58 mapped; Google Maps holds more.
Boundary. 372 km² (map); metro searches count more.
Names. 4 branches each count once.

Get the complete list with emails, phones and ratings

Businesses to contact, not customer enquiries ("leads" for your own business are a different product).

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bookstores in 98122, Seattle, WA
bookstores in 98115, Seattle, WA
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Bookstores in other cities

City	Named	Website listed
Bookstores in New York City	157	68%
Bookstores in Chicago	68	54%
Bookstores in San Francisco	64	54%
Bookstores in Los Angeles	62	41%
Bookstores in Portland	44	54%
Bookstores in Washington, DC	38	66%
Bookstores in San Diego	35	42%
Bookstores in Denver	30	53%
Bookstores in Philadelphia	30	61%
Bookstores in Austin	27	52%

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Questions

How many bookstores are there in Seattle?

At least 58: that is how many OpenStreetMap has inside the Seattle city boundary, 58 with a name (extract of 7 Nov 2026). 4 are chain branches. Google Maps usually lists more, because more owners add themselves there.

Which part of Seattle has the most bookstores?

Chinatown-International District (7), then Ballard (5) and Belltown (5); the busiest street is Northwest Market Street, Ballard (4). 23 neighbourhoods have at least one.

How many bookstores in Seattle have no website?

12 of the 58 named bookstores have no website on their map record; 10 of them are not chain branches.

How do I get phone numbers and emails for bookstores in Seattle?

Run Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder with the search "bookstores in Seattle, WA" plus 1 neighbourhood searches such as "bookstores in Chinatown-International District, Seattle, WA". One run costs about $0.46 to $0.64 ($0.40 start fee (4 GB run) included), plus platform usage, for 58 to 240 rows.

Sources

OpenStreetMap extract for Seattle, checked 2026-11-07
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Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder on the Apify Store, checked 2026-11-13

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