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As of the 2020 U.S. census, Washington is the 13th most populous state, with 7,705,281 inhabitants, and the 18th largest by land area, spanning 66,455.52 square miles (172,119.0 km 2) of land. Washington is divided into 39 counties and contains 281 municipalities that are divided into cities and towns. [1] Legally, a city in Washington can be ...
Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Mercer Island, Bainbridge Island, Vashon Island. Original statewide area code until 1957, when area code 509 was created for Eastern Washington. Further splits in 1995 to create area code 360 for most of Western Washington, and 1997 to form area codes 253 and 425. 564 will be added to the 206 area in 2025. 509.
Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County. Greer County, formed in 1860. Separated from Texas by U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. the State of Texas, 162 U.S. 1 (1896) and is now part of southwestern Oklahoma. Perdido County, formed in 1824 and forgotten during the upheavals of the 1840s.
Area code 425 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the suburbs north and east of Seattle in the U.S. state of Washington. The numbering plan area includes the Eastside, extending east to North Bend, north to Everett, and south to Maple Valley. It also includes the cities of Bellevue and Redmond, both major ...
King County, home to the state's largest city, Seattle, holds almost 30 percent of Washington's population (2,271,380 residents of 7,812,880 in 2023), and has the highest population density, with more than 1,000 people per square mile (400/km 2). Garfield County is both the least populated (2,363) and least densely populated (3.3/sq mi [1.3/km 2]).
The flag of Washington, the state's flag. The U.S. state of Washington has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Washington State Legislature.These symbols, which reflect the history and culture of the state, are often opportunities for politicians to "tie themselves to popular symbols", for teachers to highlight the legislative process to their students, and for lobbyists to "have their ...
Washington County, Texas. / 30.21°N 96.41°W / 30.21; -96.41. Washington County is a county in Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,805. [ 1] Its county seat is Brenham, which is located along U.S. Highway 290, 72 miles northwest of Houston. [ 2] The county was created in 1835 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as ...
Area code 509. Coordinates: 47°N 118°W. Map of Washington's area codes. The 509 area code is highlighted in red. Area code 509 is the telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the eastern part of the U.S. state of Washington. The numbering plan area (NPA) roughly comprises the state east of the Cascade Mountains, and ...