What is the population of Washington?

The population of Washington, DC is 712,816.

Where is Washington located?

Washington, DC is located at latitude 38.8951100 and longitude -77.0363700. It is in United States.

What is the elevation of Washington?

Washington, DC has an elevation of 7 meters (23 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Washington in?

Washington, DC is in the America/New_York time zone.

What state is Washington in?

Washington is in the state of Washington, D.C., United States.

How has the population of Washington changed?

The population of Washington, DC has increased from 8,144 (1800) to 712,816 (2020), a change of 8652.7%.

Washington D.C. (Washington), Washington, D.C.

Washington D.C.: Located on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia, this city serves as the capital 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
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)
Latitude & Longitude	38.8951,-77.0364
IATA airport code	WAS
Named for	Christopher Columbus, George Washington
Capital city	Washington is capital of United States of America
Establishment	July 16, 1790 (236 years ago)
Time Zone	UTC−04:00, UTC−05:00, America/New_York, Eastern Time Zone
Local time	05:57:25 (23rd September 2026)
Weather	63℉ Rain Showers Likely 7-days weather

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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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Weather

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Washington has 7 neighbours.

Bethesda A census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Montgomery County county in Maryland, United States.
Prince George's County county in Maryland, United States.
Silver Spring A city in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Arlington The third most populous city in Texas and the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Alexandria A city in Virginia.
Fairfax County county in Virginia, United States.

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1800	8,144	-	estimation process
1810	15,471	89.97%	estimation process
1820	23,336	50.84%	estimation process
1830	30,261	29.68%	census
1840	33,745	11.51%	census
1850	51,687	53.17%	estimation process
1860	75,080	45.26%	estimation process
1870	131,700	75.41%	estimation process
1880	177,624	34.87%	census
1890	230,392	29.71%	census
1900	278,718	20.98%	census
1908	321,000	15.17%	census
1910	331,069	3.14%	census
1918	418,000	26.26%	census
1920	437,571	4.68%	census
1930	486,869	11.27%	census
1940	663,091	36.19%	1940 United States Census
1950	802,178	20.98%	census
1960	763,956	-4.76%	census
1970	756,510	-0.97%	census
1980	638,333	-15.62%	census
1990	606,900	-4.92%	census
2000	572,059	-5.74%	census
2010	601,723	5.19%	census
2011	619,800	3%	estimation process
2012	634,924	2.44%	estimation process
2013	650,581	2.47%	estimation process
2014	662,328	1.81%	estimation process
2015	675,400	1.97%	estimation process
2016	685,815	1.54%	estimation process
2017	694,906	1.33%	estimation process
2018	701,547	0.96%	estimation process
2019	705,749	0.6%	estimation process
2020	712,816	1%	estimation process

Washington zip code is 20001. County name: District of Columbia, County fips: 11001

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Best Things to Do in Washington

1National Mall

Rating: 4.8 (115594)

Washington, DC, United States View details

Phone: +12024266841 | Website available

2Lincoln Memorial

Rating: 4.8 (42629)

2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States View details

Phone: +12024266841 | Website available

3Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Rating: 4.7 (35933)

600 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560, United States View details

Phone: +12026332214 | Website available

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

4Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Rating: 4.8 (31871)

10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560, United States View details

Phone: +12026331000 | Website available

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

5Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Rating: 4.6 (29512)

3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States View details

Phone: +12026334888 | Website available

Where to Eat in Washington

1Yard House

Rating: 4.3 (2041)

812 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States View details

Phone: +12029620174 | Website available

2Nando's Peri-Peri

Rating: 4.5 (1919)

819 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States View details

Phone: +12028981225 | Website available

3The Capital Burger

Rating: 4.5 (1780)

1005 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States View details

Phone: +12026380414 | Website available

4Fairmont Washington D.C. Georgetown

Rating: 4.6 (1332)

2401 M St NW, Washington, DC 20037, United States View details

Phone: +12024292400 | Website available

5District Taco

Rating: 4.3 (1267)

656 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003, United States View details

Phone: +12027355649 | Website available

Where to Stay in Washington

1Omni Shoreham Hotel

Rating: 4.2 (4491)

2500 Calvert St NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States View details

Phone: +12022340700 | Website available

2Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill

Rating: 4.3 (3481)

400 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States View details

Phone: +12027371234 | Website available

Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill

3Holiday Inn Washington Capitol - Natl Mall, an IHG Hotel

Rating: 4.2 (3131)

550 C St SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States View details

Phone: +12024794000 | Website available

Holiday Inn Washington Capitol - Natl Mall, an IHG Hotel

4InterContinental the Willard Washington D.C., an IHG Hotel

Rating: 4.6 (2786)

1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, United States View details

Phone: +12026289100 | Website available

InterContinental the Willard Washington D.C., an IHG Hotel

5The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection

Rating: 4.5 (2633)

1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States View details

Phone: +12023473000 | Website available

The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection

Services and Civic Places in Washington

1National Archives Research Center

Rating: 4.6 (695)

700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408, United States View details

Phone: +18662726272 | Website available

2Veterans Health Administration

Rating: 2.7 (90)

810 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20571, United States View details

Phone: +18008271000 | Website available

3Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Rating: 2.9 (80)

Constitution Ave NW &, 20th St NW, Washington, DC 20551, United States View details

Phone: +12024523000 | Website available

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

4THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus

Rating: 4.7 (64)

1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020 View details

Phone: +12028895901 | Website available

THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus

5U.S. Department of Education

Rating: 2.3 (30)

400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20202, United States View details

Phone: +12024012000 | Website available

6The John Wilson Building

Rating: 4.6 (21)

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004 View details

Phone: +12027248080 | Website available

7U.S. Department of Energy

Rating: 4 (19)

1000 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20585, United States View details

Phone: +12025865000 | Website available

8US Department of Agriculture

Rating: 2.1 (15)

1280 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20250, United States View details

Phone: +12024017211 | Website available

9US Department of Agriculture

Rating: 4.1 (15)

1400 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20250, United States View details

Phone: +12027202791 | Website available

10USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

Rating: 4 (13)

1400 Independence Ave SW #5071, Washington, DC 20250, United States View details

Phone: +12027203935 | Website available

People born in Washington (200)

People born in Washington, including philosopher Tim Maudlin, diplomat Charles W. Freeman, computer scientist Butler Lampson, .

More notable people

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