City profile · United States · North America
Downtown DC
City population
52,560
#822
in United States
#2
in District of Columbia
#10,912
worldwide
38.894, -77.020 · 1 km from Washington
About Downtown DC
Downtown DC is a city in District of Columbia, United States with a population of 52,560. It is the 822nd largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 10,912th largest worldwide. It lies 1 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 20
Elevation
12 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.894, -77.020
Record updated
2025-09-27
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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