Welcome to Washington ...
The city of Washington is located in Beaufort County<1> and is the County Seat for Beaufort County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Washington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1788.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Washington has a population of 9,516 people<2> (see below for details).
Washington is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Washington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Washington: (252)
Websites for Washington ...
Official Website: www.ci.washington.nc.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Washington had an population of 9,516 people. This is a decrease of 2.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.7% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Washington had a population of 9,744 people (which is 20.4% of the total population of Beaufort County). This makes Washington the county's most populous community.
The population of Washington represents 0.1% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,744 people, the population of Washington increased 1.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,583 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Washington.
Communities Also Named Washington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Washington - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), California (3), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), Ohio (7), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Washington.
Communities near Washington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Washington.
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Winterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <5>
- Vanceboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
- Vanceboro is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <5>
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Grimesland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimesland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <5>
- Bear Grass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- River Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Pactolus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Walla Watta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walla Watta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Washington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Washington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Washington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington. Our list includes 52 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Washington.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washington ...
Looking for more information about Washington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Washington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Washington.
Adding Washington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Washington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Washington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Washington post office opened in 1788.
We also found Washington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Washington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington: www.ci.washington.nc.us/
The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Beaufort, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Washington. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Washington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |