Welcome to Washington ...
Washington is primarily located in Burlington County<1>. A portion of Washington extends into Warren County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Washington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Washington has a population of 6,460 people<2> (see below for details).
Washington is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Washington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Washington: 609 & 640<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Washington had an population of 6,460 people (or a decrease of 3.75% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Washington had a population of 6,461 people.
The population of Washington represents 0.07% of the population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people).
With a 2010 count of 6,461 people, the population of Washington decreased 3.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,712 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Washington.
Communities Also Named Washington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Washington: This one is located in Burlington County and the other is located in Middlesex County.
Beyond New Jersey, 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, 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.
Websites for Washington ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.bccoc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Washington, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Washington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Washington.
- Hammonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Absecon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Egg Harbor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Port Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Speedwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Wading River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Nesco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Washington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Washington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Burlington, 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> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Washington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Washington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |