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 elevation 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).

Area Code for Washington: 435

The ZIP code for Washington: 84780<4>

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 (or 13.56% 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 total 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 (with 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.

Websites for Washington ...

Official Website: www.washingtoncity-ut.net/

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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hurricane
  • From Washington to Hurricane
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ivins
  • From Washington to Ivins
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santa Clara
  • From Washington to Santa Clara
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Verkin
  • From Washington to La Verkin
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Toquerville
  • From Washington to Toquerville
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leeds
  • From Washington to Leeds
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Virgin
  • From Washington to Virgin
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint George
  • From Washington to Saint George
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tonaquint
  • From Washington to Tonaquint
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harrisburg
  • From Washington to Harrisburg

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>

X2X - 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/