Olympia, Washington

Olympia, Washington
State capital city
From top, and left to right: Old Capitol Building, East Olympia, Interstate 5 at the junction of U.S. Route 101, Port of Olympia, Downtown from Capitol Lake, Washington State Capitol, Salmon sculpture, Mount Rainier, Percival Landing Park, Olympic Mountains and Swantown Marina
Nickname:  Oly
Location within Thurston County in Washington
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Coordinates: 47°2′16″N 122°54′3″W / 47.03778°N 122.90083°W / 47.03778; -122.90083
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Thurston
Incorporated	January 28, 1859
Named for	Olympic Mountains
Government
• Type	Council/City Manager
Area [1]
• City	20.09 sq mi (52.02 km2)
• Land	18.23 sq mi (47.20 km2)
• Water	1.87 sq mi (4.82 km2)
Elevation [2]	95 ft (29 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	55,605
• Rank	US: 718th WA: 24th
• Density	2,902.26/sq mi (1,120.58/km2)
• Urban	208,157 (US: 182nd)
• Urban density	1,960.0/sq mi (756.8/km2)
• Metro	298,758 (US: 172nd)
Demonym	Olympian
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	98501–98509, 98511–98513, 98516, 98599
Area code	360, 564
FIPS code	53-51300
GNIS feature ID	1533353[2]
Website	olympiawa.gov

Olympia is the capital city of the state of Washington, in the United States of America. It became a city on January 28, 1859. As of the 2020 census, it has 55,605 people living in it.^[3] The people of Olympia are called Olympians. Olympia is the county seat of Thurston County.

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Olympia city, Washington". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.