Fort Washington

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Fort Washington

Total population

290

Median home value

$1,040,400

84.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$118,011

Fort Washington$118k

National$74k

Elevation367 m

Land area0.32 km²

Weather97°F · Sunny

Coordinates36.88°, -119.76°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Fort Washington is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California. Fort Washington sits at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m). The 2020 United States census reported Fort Washington's population was 255.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Fort Washington, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Chris Colfer

actor, singer, book author

Ryan Cook

American baseball player

Amanda Dobbs

figure skater

D

Damon Thomas

American football player

D

Dave Lewis

American gridiron football player

David Fitzgerald

American activist

Tyler Bray

American football quarterback

J

Jack Shepard

American baseball player

J

Jake Sandvig

American actor

L

Lloyd Merriman

American baseball player

P

Phillip V. Sanchez

American diplomat (1929-2017)

Ryan Beatty

American singer (born 1995)

Zack Follett

American football player

J

Jacob Gatewood

American baseball player

Eric Kendricks

American football player (born 1992)

M

Mary Loveless

American physician (1899-1991)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Old Fig Garden
  6.1 mi away
• Mayfair
  7.6 mi away · pop. 5,044
• Malaga
  13.8 mi away
• Parksdale
  15.1 mi away
• Biola
  15.4 mi away · pop. 1,070
• Parkwood
  16.2 mi away
• La Vina
  19.5 mi away · pop. 789
• Parlier
  22.2 mi away
• Coarsegold
  25.1 mi away · pop. 3,967
• North Fork
  27.9 mi away
• El Monte Mobile Village
  29.6 mi away
• Orange Cove
  30.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Fort Washington

Tour guide to old forts of Oregon, Idaho, Washington & California

Herbert M. Hart · 1981

Forts of the American Frontier 1776-1891

Ron Field · 2011

Reminiscences of a Ranger

Horace Bell · 1881

The early days and men of California

William F. Swasey · 1891

Geology of the Cretaceous (Gualala group) and Tertiary formations along the Pacific coast between Point Arena and Fort Ross, California

Weaver, Charles Edwin · 1944

Final report, Fort Vancouver excavations

Louis R. Caywood · 1955

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

State of Mind Collection · 2019

Geology of Cretaceous (Gualala Group) and Tertiary Formations along the Pacific Coast between Point Arena and Fort Ross, California

Weaver, Charles E. · 1944

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 48 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 48 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 102 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 102 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 114 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 118 mi
• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 145 mi
• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 153 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Western Black Widow

Latrodectus hesperus

Seen 2026-09-30

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-29

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

Seen 2026-09-29

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-29

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Seen 2026-09-29

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

Seen 2026-09-29

Four-speckled Hover Fly

Dioprosopa clavata

Seen 2026-09-29

Mediterranean House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Seen 2026-09-28

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).