Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as just Washington, is the capital city of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the... Wikipedia

• Residence Act:  1790
• Organized:  1801
• Consolidated:  1871
• Home Rule Act:  1973
• Named for:  George Washington, Christopher Columbus
• Mayor:  Muriel Bowser (D)
• U.S. House:  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Delegate (At-large)
• Population (2020):  689,545
• Rank:  20th in the United States
• Metro:  6,385,162 (6th)
• Demonym(s):  Washingtonian
• Time zone:  EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST):  EDT (UTC−4)
• ZIP Codes:  20001–20098, 20201–20599
• Area code(s):  202, 771 (overlay)
• Major airports:  Washington Dulles, Reagan National, Baltimore/Washington
• Website:  dc.gov/ dc.gov
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo