Overlake, Washington

Overlake is the name commonly used for a region comprising parts of eastern Bellevue and southern Redmond, Washington, in the vicinity of Microsoft's main corporate campus. The Overlake area, so named because it is located across Lake Washington from Seattle, straddles the boundaries of Bellevue and Redmond and is considered to have its own identity distinct from those of both cities.

Aside from Microsoft, the area is home to a number of corporate campuses, including the headquarters of Eddie Bauer and Nintendo of America, and includes a busy retail district along 148th Avenue N.E. and N.E. 24th Street.

The Overlake name extends at least as far back as 1927 with the foundation of the Overlake Transit Service, which served a larger region of King County that is collectively known today as the Eastside. Notably, the two largest institutions in the region named "Overlake" are not actually located in the Overlake area: Overlake Hospital in central Bellevue, and Overlake Christian Church, a so-called "megachurch," in north central Redmond near the Sammamish River.

Washington State Route 520 runs through Overlake on its way from Redmond to Seattle.

The Overlake area is where The Overlake School originated before moving out to the Redmond rural area.