Washington
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Washington is a state of the United States with FIPS code 53 and capital Olympia.

## Administrative divisions

Washington is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 53[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 53[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Olympia[^enwiki]
- Population: about 7,812,880 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 184,661 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1889[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Pacific Time (UTC-8/-7)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-WA[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [King County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-king-county.html), [Pierce County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-pierce-county.html), [Snohomish County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-snohomish-county.html), [Spokane County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-spokane-county.html), [Clark County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-clark-county.html).

Major cities: [Seattle](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-seattle.html), [Spokane](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-spokane.html), [Tacoma](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-tacoma.html), [Vancouver](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-vancouver.html), [Bellevue](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-bellevue.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: Snohomish County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-snohomish-county.html
- Contains places: Pierce County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-pierce-county.html
- Contains places: King County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-king-county.html
- Contains places: Clark County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-clark-county.html
- Contains places: Spokane County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-spokane-county.html
- Contains places: Seattle https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-seattle.html
- Contains places: Spokane https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-spokane.html
- Contains places: Tacoma https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-tacoma.html
- Contains places: Vancouver https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-vancouver.html
- Contains places: Bellevue https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wa-bellevue.html

Sources:
- Washington (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html