Bethel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Located a few miles south of the city of Port Orchard, Bethel is a wooded residential area. Most residents commute to Port Orchard or nearby cities. It was first designated a place by the Census Bureau in the 2010 Census, at which time its population was 3,713. Geography Bethel is in southern Kitsap County and is bordered to the northwest by Port Orchard, to the north by unincorporated East Port Orchard, and to the northeast by unincorporated Parkwood. Washington State Route 16 forms the western edge of the Bethel CDP; the highway runs northwest to Gorst and south to Tacoma. Bremerton is to the north via State Routes 16 and 3. State Route 160 forms the northern edge of the Bethel CDP and leads east to Southworth. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bethel CDP has an area of , all of it land. References Census-designated places in Washington (state) Census-designated places in Kitsap County, Washington