Washington D.C. (Washington), Washington, D.C.
Washington D.C.: Capital city of the United States
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Quick Facts about Washington
Population : | 712,816 |
Country : | United States of America |
State : | Washington, D.C. (United States) |
Different from : | District of Columbia |
Head of government : | Mayor of the District of Columbia |
Postal code : | 20201–20599, 20001–20098 |
Phone Area Codes : | 202 |
Official name : | Washington, District of Columbia |
Water as percent of area : | 10.67% |
Land as percent of area : | 89.33% |
Continent : | North America |
Northernmost point : | Point(-77.041 38.9955) |
IATA airport code : | WAS |
Named for : | Christopher Columbus, George Washington |
Capital city : | Washington is capital of United States of America |
Establishment : | July 07, 1790 (232 years ago) |
Time Zone : | UTC−04:00, UTC−05:00, America/New_York, Eastern Time Zone |
Local time : | 03:59:58 (28th March 2023) |



Geography
Washington is located at 38°53'42"N 77°2'11"W (38.8951100, -77.0363700). It has 7 neighbors: Bethesda, Montgomery County, Prince George s County, Silver Spring, Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County.
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Official website of Washington
- Adrian Fenty , 6 2 January, 2011 2007-01-02T00:00:00Z 2006 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Walter Washington , 1 2 January, 1979 1975-01-02T00:00:00Z 1974 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Marion Barry , 2 2 January, 1991 1979-01-02T00:00:00Z 1986 Washington, D.C. mayoral election 1982 Washington, D.C. mayoral election 1978 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Muriel Bowser , 8 2015-01-02T00:00:00Z 2018 Washington, D.C. mayoral election 2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Marion Barry , 4 2 January, 1999 1995-01-02T00:00:00Z 1994 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Vincent C. Gray , 7 2 January, 2015 2011-01-02T00:00:00Z 2010 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Anthony A. Williams , 5 2 January, 2007 1999-01-02T00:00:00Z 1998 Washington, D.C. mayoral election 2002 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Sharon Pratt Kelly , 1991-01-02T00:00:00Z 1990 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party 3 2 January, 1995
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Washington has 7 neighbours.
- Bethesda unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
- Montgomery County county in Maryland, United States
- Prince George's County county in Maryland, United States
- Silver Spring community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
- Arlington county in Virginia, United States; suburb of Washington, D.C.
- Alexandria independent city in Virginia, United States
- Fairfax County county in Virginia, United States
Demographics
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
1800 | 8,144 | - | estimation process |
1810 | 15,471 | 47.36% | estimation process |
1820 | 23,336 | 33.7% | estimation process |
1830 | 30,261 | 22.88% | census |
1840 | 33,745 | 10.32% | census |
1850 | 51,687 | 34.71% | estimation process |
1860 | 75,080 | 31.16% | estimation process |
1870 | 131,700 | 42.99% | estimation process |
1880 | 177,624 | 25.85% | census |
1890 | 230,392 | 22.9% | census |
1900 | 278,718 | 17.34% | census |
1908 | 321,000 | 13.17% | census |
1910 | 331,069 | 3.04% | census |
1918 | 418,000 | 20.8% | census |
1920 | 437,571 | 4.47% | census |
1930 | 486,869 | 10.13% | census |
1940 | 663,091 | 26.58% | 1940 United States Census |
1950 | 802,178 | 17.34% | census |
1960 | 763,956 | -5% | census |
1970 | 756,510 | -0.98% | census |
1980 | 638,333 | -18.51% | census |
1990 | 606,900 | -5.18% | census |
2000 | 572,059 | -6.09% | census |
2010 | 601,723 | 4.93% | census |
2011 | 619,800 | 2.92% | estimation process |
2012 | 634,924 | 2.38% | estimation process |
2013 | 650,581 | 2.41% | estimation process |
2014 | 662,328 | 1.77% | estimation process |
2015 | 675,400 | 1.94% | estimation process |
2016 | 685,815 | 1.52% | estimation process |
2017 | 694,906 | 1.31% | estimation process |
2018 | 701,547 | 0.95% | estimation process |
2019 | 705,749 | 0.6% | estimation process |
2020 | 712,816 | 0.99% | estimation process |
Best Things to Do in Washington
1 National Mall
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2 Lincoln Memorial
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States ➦ Show Map
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3 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560, United States ➦ Show Map
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4 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560, United States ➦ Show Map
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5 Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States ➦ Show Map
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Where ot Eat in Washington
1 Yard House
812 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States ➦ Show Map
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2 Nando's Peri-Peri
819 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States ➦ Show Map
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3 The Capital Burger
1005 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States ➦ Show Map
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4 Fairmont Washington D.C. Georgetown
2401 M St NW, Washington, DC 20037, United States ➦ Show Map
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5 District Taco
656 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003, United States ➦ Show Map
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Where to Stay in Washington
1 Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert St NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States ➦ Show Map
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2 Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States ➦ Show Map
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3 Holiday Inn Washington Capitol - Natl Mall, an IHG Hotel
550 C St SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States ➦ Show Map
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4 InterContinental the Willard Washington D.C., an IHG Hotel
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, United States ➦ Show Map
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5 The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection
1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States ➦ Show Map
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Other Places in Washington
1 National Archives Research Center
700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408, United States ➦ Show Map
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2 Veterans Health Administration
810 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20571, United States ➦ Show Map
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3 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Constitution Ave NW &, 20th St NW, Washington, DC 20551, United States ➦ Show Map
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4 THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus
1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020 ➦ Show Map
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5 U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20202, United States ➦ Show Map
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6 The John Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004 ➦ Show Map
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7 U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20585, United States ➦ Show Map
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8 US Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20250, United States ➦ Show Map
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9 US Department of Agriculture
1280 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20250, United States ➦ Show Map
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10 USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
1400 Independence Ave SW #5071, Washington, DC 20250, United States ➦ Show Map
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People born in Washington (200)
People born in Washington, including philosopher Tim Maudlin, diplomat Charles W. Freeman, computer scientist Butler Lampson, .
List
- William Warren Tunnicliffe (Canadian computer pioneer) he was born in 22/04/1922
- Maynard Olson (American scientist) he was born in 02/10/1943
- Alonzo Church (American mathematician) he was born in 14/06/1903
- Eric Schmidt (software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO) he was born in 27/04/1955
- John Vlissides (American Software scientist) he was born in 02/08/1961
- Dan Ingalls (American computer scientist) he was born in 01/01/1944
- Ron Jeffries (American computer scientist) he was born in 26/12/1939
- David S. Johnson (American computer scientist) he was born in 09/12/1945
- Jack Edmonds (Canadian mathematician and computer scientist) he was born in 05/04/1934
- Arleen Sorkin (American actress) she was born in 14/10/1955
- William Hurt (American actor and filmmaker) he was born in 20/03/1950
- Adam Riess (American Nobel laureate) he was born in 16/12/1969
- Norman Foster Ramsey (American physicist) he was born in 27/08/1915
- Christopher A. Sims (American time-series statistician and econometrician, developer of vector auto-regressive models, Bayesian statistician, President of the Econometric Society, 2011 winner of the Nobel Prize) he was born in 21/10/1942
- Dominique Caillat (writer) she was born in 01/01/1956
- Andy Razaf (Malagasy-American poet, composer and lyricist) he was born in 16/12/1895
- Martin O'Malley (American politician) he was born in 18/01/1963
- Markus Dröge (German bishop) he was born in 16/10/1954
Distance to Other Cities
Washington distances to largest Washington, D.C. cities