
District of Columbia District of Columbia
Washington
A city in District of Columbia, District of Columbia — population 712,816 as of 2019.
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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 & ArtsNPR'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.
GeneralMorning 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…
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Local 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.
EventsWASHINGTON – 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
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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