Welcome to Washington ...
The city of Washington is located in Washington County<1>.
Washington was established in 1857.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Washington has a population of 29,275 people<2> (see below for details).
The community of Washington is 2,830 feet [863 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Washington is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Washington lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Washington, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Washington is within the (435) area code.
The ZIP code for Washington: 84780<4>
Websites for Washington ...
Official Website: www.washingtoncity-ut.net/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Washington had an population of 29,275 people. This is an increase of 56.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 257.62% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Washington had a population of 18,761 people (which is 13.58% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Washington the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Washington represents 0.68% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 35th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 18,761 people, the population of Washington increased 129.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,186 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), North Carolina, Ohio (7), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, 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.
- Hurricane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Hurricane is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <5>
- Ivins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivins
- Ivins is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivins <5>
- Santa Clara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Santa Clara is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <5>
- La Verkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Verkin
- La Verkin is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Verkin <5>
- Toquerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toquerville
- Toquerville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toquerville <5>
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Leeds is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
- Virgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin
- Virgin is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgin <5>
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
- Tonaquint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tonaquint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonaquint
- Tonaquint is located in Washington County
- Tonaquint has also been known as:
- Lick Skillet
- Lower Clara
- Seldom Stop
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Washington County
- Former names for Harrisburg:
- Cottonwood
- Harrisville
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. 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.<7>
From that list, the Washington post office opened in 1859.
We also found Washington in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Washington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington: www.washingtoncity-ut.net/
The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Washington, 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> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Washington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Washington or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |