Welcome to Washington ...

The city of Washington is located in Davies's County<1> and is the County Seat for Davies's County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Washington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Washington has a population of 12,581 people<2> (see below for details).

Washington is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Washington (for example, toward Saint Francisville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Washington: (812)

The ZIP code for Washington: 47501<4>

Websites for Washington ...

Official Website: www.washingtonin.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Washington had an population of 12,581 people. This is an increase of 9.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Washington had a population of 11,509 people (or 36.37% of the total population of Davies's County). This makes Washington the county's most populous community.

The population of Washington represents 0.18% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 71st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,509 people, the population of Washington increased 1.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,380 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, 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, 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.

• Vincennes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <5>
• Bicknell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
  • Bicknell is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <5>
• Loogootee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
  • Loogootee is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <5>
• Petersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
• Odon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
  • Odon is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <5>
• Winslow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <5>
• Montgomery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Elnora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
  • Elnora is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
• Monroe City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
• Plainville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Plainville is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people

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 25 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.<7>

From that list, the Washington post office opened in 1817.

We also found Washington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Washington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Washington: www.washingtonin.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov