District of Columbia | |
Anthem: "Our Nation's Capital" | |
Coordinates: 38°54′17″N 77°00′59″W / 38.90472°N 77.01639°WCoordinates: 38°54′17″N 77°00′59″W / 38.90472°N 77.01639°W | |
Country | United States |
Residence Act | 1790 |
Organized | 1801 |
Consolidated | 1871 |
Home Rule Act | 1973 |
Named for | George Washington, Christopher Columbus |
Government | |
• Mayor | Muriel Bowser (D) |
• D.C. Council | List |
• U.S. House | Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Delegate (At-large) |
Area | |
• Federal capital city and federal district | 68.34 sq mi (177.0 km2) |
• Land | 61.05 sq mi (158.1 km2) |
• Water | 7.29 sq mi (18.9 km2) |
Highest elevation | 409 ft (125 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Federal capital city and federal district | 705,749 |
• Rank | 20th, U.S. as of 2018[update] |
• Density | 11,506/sq mi (4,442/km2) |
• Metro | 6,216,589 (6th U.S.) |
• CSA | 9,665,892 (4th U.S.) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 20001–20098, 20201–20599 |
Major airports | |
Commuter rail | |
Rapid transit | |
Abbreviations | DC, D.C. |
Website | dc.gov |
Washington, D.C. state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Bird | Wood Thrush |
Flower | American Beauty rose |
Tree | Scarlet Oak |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Rickey |
Dinosaur | Capitalsaurus |
Food | Cherry |
Rock | Potomac bluestone |
Slogan | Federal City |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2009 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
Washington, D.C. (also known as simply Washington or D.C., and officially as the District Of Columbia) is the capital of the United States. It is a federal district. The President of the United States, the United States Congress, the United States Supreme Court and many major national government offices are in the territory. This makes it the political center of the United States of America.