Washington, Utah
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the St. George census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84780. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Washington quadrangle. 27,993 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,792 feet above sea level.
On record in Washington
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Robert D. Covington Houselisted 1978
Fort Pearcelisted 1975
Washington Cotton Factorylisted 1971
Washington Relief Society Halllisted 1980
Washington Schoollisted 1980
Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records
- Bishop Robert D. Covington House, Washingtonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Washington Cotton Mill, on Mill Creek near State Highway 212, Washingtonfederal building survey, 6 photographs
- Washington Fields Erosion Control Complex, Long Valley Road Exit from State Route 7, Washingtonfederal building survey, 14 photographs
- Washington Ward Chapel, Washingtonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresWashington grew from 18,761 to 27,993 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18,761 | |
| 2020 | 27,993 | +9,232 (+49%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1885 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS St. George quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS St. George NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS St. George quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Washington quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
8 of 26 photographs shown, 1940Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Washington County
Fires near this place
166 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Washington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24,334 acres in total. 11 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 77 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Fireworks | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TELEGRAPH |
| 9 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MM 17 |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Cedar City Field Office | WASHINGTON ASSIST 02 |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Cedar City Field Office | PARKWAY |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Southwest Area | WASHINGTON DAM |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest Area | COUNTRY WAY |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest Area | MILL WASH |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GREEN SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Washington: 17 prospects, 14 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Pumice, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama Group | Uranium, Vanadium | Occurrence | ||
| Llama Group | Vanadium, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Picture Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Basalt Riprap #27038 | Volcanic Materials | Prospect | Basalt | |
| Borrow Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clay Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Riprap Deposit #27047 | Volcanic Materials | Prospect | Basalt | |
| Unknown Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Prospect | Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Cerargyrite, Malachite |
Storms near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washington in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Washington | $75,000 | Heavy rain fell in the city of Washington, flooding approximately six homes. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Washington | $75,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Washington City, including road flooding along Main Street. At least 6 homes were damaged by flood waters, and flooding also occurred in a grocery store. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Washington | $50,000 | Time is estimated. St. George Police reported standing water on I-15 at Washington, milepost 10, that likely led to a rollover accident. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $35,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds caused significant damage to a barn near Washington, Utah. Parts of the barn blew across the road, damaging power lines along the way. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Washington | $20,000 | Flash flooding occurred in the town of Washington, with flooding beginning along Washington Drive and Interstate 15, and then spreading into the Coral Canyon subdivision. Two homes were especially impacted, with flood waters moving into their backyards. Using water pumps, the fire department was able to keep the flooding from entering one of the homes, but they were unable to keep waters from flowing into the second home. Water and mud as deep as two inches made it into the majority of the home, with interior damages estimated to be as high as $15,000. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Washington | $10,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Washington, resulting in the evacuation of two homes. The homes experienced minor damage from the flood waters, and most of the damage across town was to yards and other outdoor areas. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $5,000 | Power lines were reported down in Washington. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Washington | - | A storm produced hail 1 inch in diameter in St. George. The time of the report is estimated. |
| March 2020 | Heavy Rain | Washington | - | Washington county officials received a report of 1.41 inches of rain. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Saint George | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Harrisburg Junction | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Bloomington Hills | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Santa Clara | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Bloomington (historical) | 7.8 miles | 20 | |
| Harrisburg | 8.0 miles | 17 | |
| Atkinville | 9.4 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Washington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q482386 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1447019. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








