Map of Washington city, Iowa

Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,352 at the time of the 2020 census.

Washington city overview:
Name:	Washington city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Washington County
Elevation:	761 ft (232 m)
Total Area:	5.34 sq mi (13.82 km²)
Land Area:	5.33 sq mi (13.82 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	7,352
Population Density:	1,378.33/sq mi (532.15/km²)
ZIP code:	52353
Area code:	319
FIPS code:	1982335
GNISfeature ID:	0462686
Website:	washingtoniowa.gov

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Washington online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Washington was founded in 1839 as the county seat of the newly established Washington County. In 1854 it became the home of a United Presbyterian College, which was dissolved in 1864. As of 2014, the town has celebrated its 175th anniversary, only 5 years behind the oldest city in Iowa, Dubuque, Iowa.

In 2016, the Guinness World Book of Records certified the State Theatre in Washington, Iowa, as the “world’s oldest continually operating cinema theatre”.