Washington, D.C.
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District of Columbia | |
Nickname(s):
D.C., The District
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Motto(s):
Justitia Omnibus
(English: Justice for All) |
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Anthem: "Washington"[1] | |
Coordinates: 38°54′17″N 77°00′59″W / 38.90472°N 77.01639°W / 38.90472; -77.01639 (District of Columbia) | |
Country | United States |
Residence Act | July 16, 1790 |
Organized | February 27, 1801 |
Consolidated | February 21, 1871 |
Home Rule Act | December 24, 1973 |
Named for | |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Muriel Bowser (D) |
• D.C. Council |
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• U.S. House | Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Delegate (At-large) |
Area | |
• Federal capital city and district | 68.35 sq mi (177.0 km2) |
• Land | 61.126 sq mi (158.32 km2) |
• Water | 7.224 sq mi (18.71 km2) |
Highest elevation | 409 ft (125 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Federal capital city and district | 689,545 |
• Estimate
(2023)
[4]
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678,972 |
• Rank | 64th in North America 23rd in the United States |
• Density | 11,280.71/sq mi (4,355.39/km2) |
• Urban | 5,174,759 (US: 8th) |
• Urban density | 3,997.5/sq mi (1,543.4/km2) |
• Metro | 6,304,975 (US: 7th) |
Demonym | Washingtonian[7] |
GDP | |
• Federal capital city and district | $174.8 billion (2023) |
• Metro | $660.6 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
ZIP Codes |
20001–20098, 20201–20599, 56901–56999
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Area code(s) | 202 and 771[10][11] |
ISO 3166 code | US-DC |
Airports | |
Railroads | |
Website | dc |
Washington, D.C.
|
|
---|---|
District of Columbia | |
Nickname(s):
D.C., The District
|
|
Motto(s):
Justitia Omnibus
(English: Justice for All) |
|
Anthem: "Washington"[1] | |
Coordinates: 38°54′17″N 77°00′59″W / 38.90472°N 77.01639°W / 38.90472; -77.01639 (District of Columbia) | |
Country | United States |
Residence Act | July 16, 1790 |
Organized | February 27, 1801 |
Consolidated | February 21, 1871 |
Home Rule Act | December 24, 1973 |
Named for | |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Muriel Bowser (D) |
• D.C. Council |
|
• U.S. House | Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Delegate (At-large) |
Area | |
• Federal capital city and district | 68.35 sq mi (177.0 km2) |
• Land | 61.126 sq mi (158.32 km2) |
• Water | 7.224 sq mi (18.71 km2) |
Highest elevation | 409 ft (125 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Federal capital city and district | 689,545 |
• Estimate
(2023)
[4]
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678,972 |
• Rank | 64th in North America 23rd in the United States |
• Density | 11,280.71/sq mi (4,355.39/km2) |
• Urban | 5,174,759 (US: 8th) |
• Urban density | 3,997.5/sq mi (1,543.4/km2) |
• Metro | 6,304,975 (US: 7th) |
Demonym | Washingtonian[7] |
GDP | |
• Federal capital city and district | $174.8 billion (2023) |
• Metro | $660.6 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
ZIP Codes |
20001–20098, 20201–20599, 56901–56999
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Area code(s) | 202 and 771[10][11] |
ISO 3166 code | US-DC |
Airports | |
Railroads | |
Website | dc |