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Zip Codes

20004, 20011, 20012, 20014, 20016, 20019, 20020

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Statistics & Facts

Official Bird: Wood Thrush

Official Flower: American Beauty Rose

Official Tree: The Scarlet Oak

Official Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice to all)

Size: 68.2 square miles

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Population:



The population of Washington, D. C. was:

1997 - 554,000

2000 - 572,059

2006 - 581,530

2014 - 658,900

Population Density:

2000 - 9,479

2014 - 9,660 people per square mile

Median resident age:

2000 - 34.6 years







Highest Point: Tenleytown

Time Zone: Eastern

Median household income:

2000 - $40,127

2005 - $47,221

Median house value:

2000 - $157,200 (estimated)

2005 - $384,400

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Location

on the United State Atlantic Coast on the Potomac River surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia Other nearby communities include Mount Rainier, Brentwood, Chillum, Cottage City, Takoma Park, North Brentwood, Colmar Manor, Bethesda and Hyattsville, all in Maryland and Arlington in Virginia

Latitude: 38.90

Longitude: 77.05

Elevation: 18 feet above sea level

Land area: 61.4 square miles

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Climate & Weather

Average Temperature:

Winter - 37 degrees F.

Spring - 56 degrees F.

Summer - 77 degrees F.

Fall - 60 degrees F.

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History & History Related Items

Founded: 1790

Washington, D.C. was designed by Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant around 1791. It was the first American city planned for a specific purpose. It was designed to be a beautiful city with wide streets and many trees. The city's business is centered around the government. Another name for Washington, D.C. is the District of Columbia. The district was originally a 10 miles square crossing the Potomac River into Virginia. Both Virginia and Maryland donated part of their land for the capital district. The Virginia portion of D.C. was later ceded back to Virginia.

Washington as it Was!

Photographs by Theodor Horydczak (1923-1959)

Spanning from the mid 1920s through the 1950s, the Theodor Horydczak collection (about 14,350 photographs online) documents the architecture and social life of the Washington metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, including exteriors and interiors of commercial, residential, and government buildings, as well as street scenes and views of neighborhoods. A number of Washington events and activities, such as the 1932 Bonus Army encampment, the 1933 World Series, and World War II preparedness campaigns, are also depicted.

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Attractions

A great site to learn about the White House

A White House site from the National Park Service

1600 Pennsylvania Ave. - open for self-guided tours Tuesdays through Saturday. More info is available at the nps website. Up-to-date information is available at: 202-456-7041

The White House Historical Association (WHHA)

740 Jackson Place NW

Washington, D. C. 20503

Phone: 202-737-8292

Fax: 202-789-0440

Visitor's Information Center for Washington, D.C.

The official tourism website of DC

the Smithsonian Institute

For more information about the Smithsonian, write or call:

Smithsonian Information

SI Building, Room 153

Washington, DC 20560-0010

Phone: 202-357-2700

TTY: 202-357-1729

the National Zoo

3000 Block of Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, DC

National Parks Website

National Museum of Natural History

at the Smithsonian

Phone: 202-786-2950

See the best dinosaur display in the world here!



Environmental Film Festival

For many years, the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital has been held in Washington DC. Offering documentary, animated, feature, experimental, archival and children's films, most events include discussion and almost all are free.



Ford Theatre Museum

Call ahead for hours and for times the museum is open: 202-426-6924

The theatre where President Abraham Lincoln was shot. At the museum you may see the derringer pistol which John Wilkes Booth used to kill Lincoln. The clothes Lincoln wore that fateful night and the ropes used to hand the conspirators are also on display. Across the street is the Peterson House where you may see the blood-stained pillow Lincoln used. After the 1865 assassination of Lincoln at the theatre, another tragedy occurred. In 1893 all three floors collapsed killed 22 workers. (website temporarily unavailable 1-02)

Union Station Online

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Government

the Washington, D.C. City page

The Supreme Court is online! You can access opinions, the docket, a photo gallery and historical court information at this site.



Government of the District of Columbia

441 4th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001

City-Wide Call Center: (202) 727-1000

Directory of Government Agencies in the District of Columbia.

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Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce for Washington, D.C.

1213 K Street NW

Washington, DC 20005

Telephone: (202) 347-7201

Fax: (202) 347-3538

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