District of Columbia District of Columbia
Washington
A city in District of Columbia, District of Columbia — population 712,816 as of 2019.
Scopes news, events and the map to Washington. No account needed — we keep it on this device.
News, events and the map open here. Kept on this device.
is your city now — Washington would replace it. We'll ask first.
stops being your city.
Washington takes over news, events and the map.
News in Washington
Washington, D.C., shows up often on the big screen, but rarely in films that aren't about its political power.
Creatives & Arts
WVIA Public Media
8 hours agoNPR's A Martinez speaks with Washington Post arts and government reporter Jonathan Edwards about internal documents showing the Kennedy Center could close as soon as Tuesday.
GeneralWVIA Public Media
September 11Morning Edition hosts Steve Inskeep and Michel Martin both reported from the Sept. 11 terror attack sites. Steve recalls reporting outside the Pentagon and Michel recounts her time in lower Manhattan.
GeneralThrongs of people stood, clapped and cheered to welcome home and thank 92 veterans and their guardians when the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight returned to Springfield’s Capitol Airport around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 1. After a long and hot day in Washington, D.C., the veterans walked…
Community Groups & Organizations
AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
September 10Local EMT Reflects on Ground Zero Experience 25 Years Later
Twenty‑five years after the September 11 attacks on New York City and Washington, DC former volunteer EMT Carrie Carney still remembers the moment she felt compelled to go and help.
Events
Mid Hudson News
September 9WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump held a White House ceremony Tuesday honoring 9/11 first responders and officials and posthumously presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the family of Welles Remy Crowther, the Upper Nyack native known as the “Man in the Red Bandana.”…
GeneralIn and around Washington
See & do
- "Orphée" by Marc Chagall
- [solidcore]433 Massachusetts Ave NW
- 1000 South Capitol
- 10th Street Park
- [solidcore]1821 7th St NW
Eat, drink & stay
- &pizza1005 E St NW
- 12 Stories
- 1300 I St NW
- &pizza2224 F St NW
- 12Twelve DC
Shops & services
+3804 more on the mapMusicians & bands near Washington →
Explore the Greater Washington metro →
Washington changes faster than we can keep up.
Something opened, closed or moved? Tell us and we'll put it right. Our editors review submissions before they publish — you'll need an account with access to send one.
Washington by the numbers
- Area
- 61.13 sq mi (158.32 km²), 7.22 sq mi water
- Median age
- 34.9
- Households
- 324,491
- Persons per household
- 2
- Median household income
- $109,870
- Median house value
- $737,100
- Office
- OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
- Address
- 1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20004