Washington, Georgia

Washington, Georgia
City
City of Washington
The Robert Toombs House State Historic Site, also a National Historic Landmark
Flag
Location in Wilkes County and the state of Georgia
Washington Location of Washington in the US
Coordinates: 33°44′12.5″N 82°44′21.5″W / 33.736806°N 82.739306°W / 33.736806; -82.739306
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Wilkes
Settled	1774
Incorporated	1804
Founded by	Stephen Heard
Named for	George Washington
Government
• Mayor	Bill DeGolian
• Council	Washington City Council
Area [1]
• Total	7.75 sq mi (20.08 km2)
• Land	7.70 sq mi (19.94 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,754
• Density	487.66/sq mi (188.29/km2)
Demonym	Washingtonian
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30673
Area code(s)	706/762
FIPS code	13-80704[2]
GNIS feature ID	0356620[3]
Website	cityofwashingtonga.gov

Washington is the county seat of Wilkes County,^[4] Georgia, United States. Under its original name, Heard's Fort, it was for a brief time during the American Revolutionary War the Georgia state capital. It is noteworthy as the place where the Confederacy voted to dissolve itself, effectively ending the American Civil War.

The population was 4,134 as of the 2010 census. The city is often referred to as Washington-Wilkes, to distinguish it from other places named Washington.