Welcome to Fort Washington ...

Fort Washington is located in Prince George's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Washington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Washington: Ft. Washington

Fort Washington is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fort Washington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Fort Washington: (301) and (240)<3>

The ZIP codes for Fort Washington: 20744, 20749<4>

Communities Also Named Fort Washington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fort Washington - they are located in New York and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Washington.

Communities near Fort Washington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Washington.

• Arlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Fairfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Hyattsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
• Takoma Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Vienna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Falls Church
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>
• New Carrollton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
  • New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <5>
• La Plata
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Bladensburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
  • Bladensburg is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladensburg <5>

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 Fort Washington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Washington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Washington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Washington. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Washington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Washington ...

Looking for more information about Fort 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 Fort Washington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Washington.

Adding Fort Washington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort 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 Fort Washington was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Fort Washington in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Washington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Washington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/