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
Coordinates
38.894, -77.020
Record updated
27 September 2025
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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