Washington

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Washington

Total population

9,726

Median home value

$206,800

24%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$40,186

Washington$40k

National$74k

Founded

1776

Elevation3 m

Land area23.37 km²

Weather71°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates35.56°, -77.05°

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

Washington is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States, located on the northern bank of the Pamlico River. The population was 9,875 at the 2020 census. It is commonly known as "Original Washington" or "Little Washington" to distinguish it from Washington, D.C. The closest major city is Greenville, approximately 20 miles (32 km) to the west.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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 Washington, NC from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Churchill C. Cambreleng

American politician (1786-1862)

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William Kennedy

American politician (1768-1834)

William Churchill deMille

American screenwriter and film director (1878-1955)

Robert Tripp Ross

American politician (1903-1981)

Daniel Gould Fowle

American politician (1831–1891)

Lindsay Carter Warren

American politician (1889-1976)

Murray Hamilton

American actor (1923–1986)

Ryan Zimmerman

American first baseman for the Washington Nationals

Josephus Daniels

American diplomat and newspaper editor (1862–1948)

Damien Wilkins

American basketball player (born 1980)

Herbert Covington Bonner

American politician (1891–1965)

John Humphrey Small

American politician (1858-1946)

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Ralph Biggs

American basketball player

Henry C. De Mille

playwright (1853-1893)

Susan Dimock

American physician (1847-1875)

Bernadette Gray-Little

American academic

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

Nearby places in North Carolina

• Cypress Landing
  4.2 mi away
• Grimesland
  8.1 mi away
• Bath
  14.9 mi away · pop. 391
• Bear Grass
  15 mi away
• Winterville
  19.5 mi away · pop. 10,725
• Jamesville
  19.6 mi away · pop. 457
• Williamston
  19.9 mi away · pop. 5,112
• Pantego
  22.3 mi away
• Parmele
  23.2 mi away · pop. 374
• Bell Arthur
  25.9 mi away · pop. 374
• Farmville
  30.3 mi away · pop. 4,514
• Graingers
  30.5 mi away · pop. 27

Browse all places in North Carolina →

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 Washington

Washington, North Carolina

Louis Van Camp · 2000

Up from Slavery

Booker T. Washington · 1900

Community facilities plan, Washington, North Carolina

North Carolina. Division of Community Planning · 1963

Public improvements program, Washington, North Carolina

North Carolina. Division of Community Planning · 1965

A school building program for Washington, North Carolina

Alice Barrows · 1923

Relief of Washington, North Carolina, by the Fifth Rhode Island Volunteers

William W. Douglas · 1886

Washington park & recreation study

North Carolina. Division of Community Planning · 1967

Disciples on the Pamlico

Harrison, Richard L. · 1991

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

red spider lily

Lycoris radiata

Seen 2026-09-15

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-09-15

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Seen 2026-09-09

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

Seen 2026-09-09

peppervine

Nekemias arborea

Seen 2026-09-09

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-08

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-09-08

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Seen 2026-09-08

Fall Webworm Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Seen 2026-09-07

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