Metropolitan area in the United States
Metropolitan area in the United States
Washington metropolitan areaNational Capital Region
Nickname(s): Country United States U.S. state/federal district Principal Subdivisions (National Capital Region):[1] [failed verification ] District of Columbia [D]Maryland [M]Virginia [V]
Outlying Subdivision: West Virginia Principal municipalities Washington , Arlington , Alexandria • Urban
1,407.0 sq mi (3,644.2 km2 ) • Metro
5,564.6 sq mi (14,412 km2 ) Elevation
0–2,350 ft (0–716 m) • Metropolitan area 6,385,162 (6th ) • Density 972.2/sq mi (375.4/km2 ) • Urban
4,586,770 (8th ) • CSA (2016)
9,546,579 (4th ) Urban pop as of 2016 • MSA $660.6 billion (2022) Time zone UTC-5 (ET ) • Summer (DST ) UTC-4 (EST )
The Washington metropolitan area , also referred to as the DC area , Greater Washington , the National Capital Region , or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia , Maryland , and Virginia ), is the metropolitan area centered around Washington, D.C. , the federal capital of the United States . The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia . It is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area , which is the third-largest combined statistical area in the country.
The Washington metropolitan area is one of the most educated and affluent metropolitan areas in the U.S.[8] The metro area anchors the southern end of the densely populated Northeast megalopolis with an estimated total population of 6,304,975 as of the 2023 U.S. Census[update] ,[9] making it the seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the nation,[10] as well as the largest metropolitan area in the Census Bureau's South Atlantic division.[11]
^ "National Capital Region Map" . Washington, D.C. : National Capital Planning Commission . Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020 .
^ "After initial obscurity, 'The DMV' nickname for Washington area picks up speed" . The Washington Post . July 30, 2010. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2017 .
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^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data" . United States Census Bureau . August 12, 2021. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016: CSA" . 2016 Population Estimates . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. March 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2018 .
^ "Census Urban Area List" . United States Census Bureau . 2010. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018 .
^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA)" . fred.stlouisfed.org . Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024 .
^ "Washington area richest, most educated in US: report" . The Washington Post . June 8, 2006. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2012 .
^ Bureau, US Census. "2020 Population and Housing State Data" . The United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021 .
^ "Four Texas Metro Areas Collectively Add More Than 400,000 People in the Last Year, Census Bureau Reports" . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2017 .
^ "Census Bureau Regions and Divisions with State FIPS Codes" (PDF) . US Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2018 .