Fircrest is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

The town attempted to associate itself with academia by naming a number of its streets after universities (e.g. Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, Vassar, Stanford) and was originally known as Regents Park in a reference to the regents of a university.

[4] Fircrest was the last "dry" municipality in Washington state, prohibiting the sale of alcohol by the glass.

Voters chose to allow the sale of alcohol in Fircrest in the November 2015 election.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.58 square miles (4.09 km2), all of it land.

The city mayor is chosen biennially by councilmembers and presides over council meetings.

28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Out of the total population, 10.2% of those under the age of 18 and 2.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.