Washington metropolitan area

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The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the National Capital Region, Greater Washington, or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area comprising Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States, and its surroundings. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland and Virginia. It anchors the southern end of the densely populated Northeast megalopolis and is part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, the country's third-largest. The area's estimated total population of 6,304,975[1] (as of 2023) makes it the country's seventh-most populous metropolitan area[2][3] It is one of the country's most educated and affluent metropolitan areas.[4]

Nomenclature

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the area as the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV metropolitan statistical area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies. The region's three largest cities are the federal city of Washington, D.C., the county (and census-designated place) of Arlington, and the independent city of Alexandria. The Office of Management and Budget also includes the metropolitan statistical area as part of the larger Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, which has a population of 9,546,579 as of the 2014 Census Estimate.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia[5] portions of the metropolitan area are sometimes referred to as the National Capital Region, particularly by federal agencies such as the military,[6] Department of Homeland Security,[7] and some local government agencies. The National Capital Region portion of the Washington metropolitan area is also colloquially known by the abbreviation "DMV", which stands for the "District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia."[8] Interstate 495, the Capital Beltway, is at the center of the region. This is the source of the term Inside the Beltway, referring to Federal government insiders and related interests. Washington, D.C. is colloquially referred to as simply "the District" due to its status as a federal district. The Virginian portion of the region is known as Northern Virginia. The Maryland portion of the region is sometimes called the Maryland-National Capital Region by local authorities but rarely by the general public.[9][10]

Composition

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Satellite photo of the Washington metropolitan area
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Washington area viewed at night from the International Space Station
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Map highlighting labor patterns of regional counties

The U.S. Census Bureau divides the Washington metropolitan statistical area into three (formerly two) metropolitan divisions:[11]

  • Washington, DC–MD Metropolitan Division, consisting of Washington D.C., Prince George's County and Charles County, Maryland
  • Arlington–Alexandria–Reston, VA–WV Metropolitan Division, consisting of Northern Virginia and Jefferson County, WV
  • Frederick–Gaithersburg–Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division, consisting of Montgomery and Frederick counties

Counties or county equivalents and populations

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Historical populations – Washington metropolitan area
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Counties and County equivalents within the Washington metropolitan area[12]
County 2020 Census 2010 Census Change Area Density
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Summary by state

Summary by state/district - Washington metropolitan area[12]
State/district Population (2020) % of total Area in sq mi % of total Density
Washington, D.C. 689,545 11% 61 1% 11,295
Maryland 2,560,379 40% 2,305 35% 1,111
Virginia 3,077,537 48% 3,987 61% 772
West Virginia 57,701 1% 210 3% 275

Regional organizations

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Founded in 1957, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) is a regional organization of 21 Washington-area local governments, as well as area members of the Maryland and Virginia state legislatures, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. MWCOG provides a forum for discussion and the development of regional responses to issues regarding the environment, transportation, public safety, homeland security, affordable housing, community planning, and economic development.[13]

The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, a component of MWCOG, is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization for the metropolitan Washington area.[14]

Consortium of Universities in the Washington Metropolitan Area

Chartered in 1964, the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area is a regional organization of 20 colleges and universities in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the United States Institute of Peace, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts representing nearly 300,000+ students.[15][16][17][18][19] The consortium facilitates course cross registration between all member universities, and universalizes library access across some of its member universities through the Washington Research Library Consortium. It additionally offers joint procurement programs, joint academic initiatives, and campus public safety training.[20]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Formed in 1967 as an interstate compact between Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, the WMATA is a tri-jurisdictional government agency with a board composed of representatives from Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the United States Federal government that operates transit services in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is a multi-jurisdictional independent airport authority, created with the consent of the United States Congress and the legislature of Virginia to oversee management, operations, and capital development of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.[21]

Greater Washington Board of Trade

Founded in 1889, the Greater Washington Board of Trade is a network of regional businesses that work to advance the culture, economy, and resiliency of the Washington metropolitan area.[22]

Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington

The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington (CAGW) works to increase appreciation, support, and resources for arts and culture in the Washington metropolitan area.

Principal cities

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Downtown Washington, D.C.
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View of Arlington with the skylines of Bailey's Crossroads, Ballston, and Courthouse in the background

The metropolitan area is defined as including the following principal cities (not all of which are incorporated as cities; one, Arlington, actually is a county, while Bethesda and Reston are unincorporated census-designated places).[11]

Politics

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Presidential election results
Year DEM GOP Others
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2024 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|68.4% 2,176,825 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|28.4% 901,886 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|3.2% 101,645
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2020 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|72.3% 2,320,658 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|25.5% 818,418 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|2.2% 70,283
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2016 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|69.0% 1,860,678 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|25.7% 692,743 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|5.4% 145,269
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2012 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|67.5% 1,813,963 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|30.9% 829,567 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|1.7% 44,708
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2008 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|68.0% 1,603,902 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|31.0% 728,916 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|1.0% 25,288
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2004 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|61.0% 1,258,743 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|38.0% 785,144 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|1.4% 19,735
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2000 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|58.5% 1,023,089 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.9% 663,590 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|3.6% 62,437
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1996 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|57.0% 861,881 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.0% 558,830 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|6.0% 89,259
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1992 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|53.0% 859,889 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|34.1% 553.369 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|12.9% 209,651
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1988 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.4% 684,453 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|48.6% 659,344 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|1.0% 14,219
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1984 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.0% 653,568 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|48.5% 621,377 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|0.4% 5,656
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1980 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.7% 484,590 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.6% 482,506 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|11.1% 115,797
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1976 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|54.2% 590,481 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.9% 488,995 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|1.0% 10,654
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1972 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.2% 431,257 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|54.8% 534,235 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|1.1% 10,825
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1968 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.4% 414,345 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|39.1% 327,662 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|11.5% 96,701
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1964 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|69.8% 495,490 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|30.2% 214,293 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|0.1% 462
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1960 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|52.5% 204,614 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.3% 184,499 align="center" Template:Party shading/None|0.1% 593
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The southern portion of the Capital Beltway along the Potomac River, featuring portions of Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Old Town Alexandria, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, and National Harbor, Maryland are visible.

Demographics

Racial composition

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Racial composition of the Washington metropolitan area.

2021 American Community Survey

  • Non-Hispanic White: 43%
  • Black or African American: 24% (including African 5.4%, West Indian 1.2%, and Ethiopian 0.8%[24])
  • Hispanic or Latino: 17%
  • Asian: 11%
  • Mixed and other: 6%
Hispanic origin Asian origin
5.2% Salvadoran 2.9% Indian
2.3% Mexican 1.9% Chinese
1.6% Guatemalan 1.2% Korean
1.2% Puerto Rican 1.2% Vietnamese
0.9% Honduran 1.0% Filipino
0.9% Peruvian 0.5% Pakistani
0.8% Bolivian 0.2% Japanese
0.5% Colombian 0.2% Thai
0.5% Dominican 0.2% Bangladeshi
5.6% Other 1.0% Other

Source: Census Reporter[25]

2010 U.S. Census

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2006

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1980

  • White: 67.8%
  • Black: 26.0%
  • Asian: 2.5%
  • Hispanic: 2.8%
  • Mixed and other: 0.9%

Social indicators

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The Washington metropolitan area has ranked as the highest-educated metropolitan area in the nation for four decades.[28] As of the 2006–2008 American Community Survey, the three most educated places with 200,000 people or more in Washington–Arlington–Alexandria by bachelor's degree attainment (population 25 and over) are Arlington, Virginia (68.0%), Fairfax County, Virginia (58.8%), and Montgomery County, Maryland (56.4%).[29] Forbes magazine stated in its 2008 "America's Best- And Worst-Educated Cities" report: "The D.C. area is less than half the size of L.A., but both cities have around 100,000 Ph.D.'s."[30]

The Washington metropolitan area has held the top spot in the American College of Sports Medicine's annual American Fitness Index ranking of the United States' 50 most populous metropolitan areas for two years running. The report cites, among other things, the high average fitness level and healthy eating habits of residents, the widespread availability of health care and facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, and parks, low rates of obesity and tobacco use relative to the national average, and the high median household income as contributors to the city's community health.[31]

In the 21st century, the Washington metropolitan area has overtaken the San Francisco Bay Area as the highest-income metropolitan area in the nation.[4] The median household income of the region is US$72,800. The two highest median household income counties in the nation – Loudoun and Fairfax County, Virginia – are components of the MSA (and No. 3 is Howard County, officially in Baltimore's sphere but strongly connected with Washington's); measured in this way, Alexandria ranks 10th among municipalities in the region – 11th if Howard is included – and 23rd in the entire United States. 12.2% of Northern Virginia's 881,136 households, 8.5% of suburban Maryland's 799,300 households, and 8.2% of Washington's 249,805 households have an annual income in excess of $200,000, compared to 3.7% nationally.[32]

According to a report by the American Human Development Project, women in the Washington metropolitan area are ranked as having the highest income and educational attainment among the 25 most populous metropolitan areas in the nation, while Asian American women in the region had the highest life expectancy, at 92.3 years.[33]

Economy

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Rosslyn is home to the tallest high-rises in the region, partly due to the District's height restrictions. As a result, many of the region's tallest buildings are located outside of Washington, D.C.[34][35]

The Washington metropolitan area has the largest science and engineering work force of any metropolitan area in the nation in 2006 according to the Greater Washington Initiative at 324,530, ahead of the combined San Francisco Bay Area work force of 214,500, and Chicago metropolitan area at 203,090, citing data from U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Claritas Inc., and other sources.[4]

The Washington metropolitan area was ranked as the second best High-Tech Center in a statistical analysis of the top 100 Metropolitan areas in the United States by American City Business Journals in May 2009, behind the Silicon Valley and ahead of the Boston metropolitan area.[36] Fueling the metropolitan area's ranking was the reported 241,264 tech jobs in the region, a total eclipsed only by New York, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as the highest master's or doctoral degree attainment among the 100 ranked metropolitan areas.[36] A Dice.com report showed that the Washington–Baltimore area had the second-highest number of tech jobs listed: 8,289, after the New York metro area with 9,195 jobs.[37] In 2020, the total gross domestic product for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) was $561,027,941,000.[38]

Real estate and housing market

Changes in house prices for the Washington metropolitan area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and is also a component of S&P's 10-city composite index of the value of the U.S. residential real estate market.

McLean ZIP code 22102 had the highest median home prices among ZIP codes within the Washington metropolitan area as of 2013.[39]

Net worth, wealth disparities, and business ownership

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Vietnamese restaurants and shops at the Eden Center in Falls Church, Virginia

The economy of the Washington metropolitan region is characterized by significant wealth disparities, which were heightened by the Great Recession and the 2007–09 housing crisis, which adversely affected black and Hispanic households more than other households.[40][41]

A 2016 Urban Institute report found that the median net worth (i.e., assets minus debt) for white households in the D.C. region was $284,000, while the median net worth for HispanicTemplate:En dashLatino households was $13,000, and for African American households as $3,500.[40][41] Asian Americans had the highest median net worth in the Washington area ($220,000 for Chinese American households, $430,000 for Vietnamese American households, $496,000 for Korean American households, and $573,000 for Indian American households).[40][41]

Although the median net worth for white D.C.-area households was 81 times that of black D.C.-area households, the two groups had comparable rates of business ownership (about 9%). The Urban Institute report suggests that this "may be driven by the presence of a large federal government and a local district government whose membership and constituents have been largely Black, coupled with government policies designed to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses."[40][41]

Primary industries

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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda

Biotechnology

The Washington metropolitan area has a significant biotechnology industry; companies with a major presence in the region as of 2011 include Merck, Pfizer, Human Genome Sciences, Martek Biosciences, and Qiagen.[42] Additionally, many biotechnology companies such as United Therapeutics, Novavax, Emergent BioSolutions, Parabon NanoLabs and MedImmune have headquarters in the region. The area is also home to branch offices of many contract research organizations. Firms with a presence in the area include Fortrea, IQVIA, Charles River Laboratories, and ICON plc. The area's medical research is driven by government and non-profit health institutions, such as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, J. Craig Venter Institute, and the National Institutes of Health.

Consumer goods

Local consumer goods companies include Nestle USA and Mars, Incorporated.

Defense contracting

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Many defense contractors are headquartered in the Washington area near the Pentagon in Arlington.

Many defense contractors are based in the region to be close to the Pentagon in Arlington. Local defense contractors include Lockheed Martin, the largest, as well as General Dynamics, BAE Systems Inc., Northrop Grumman,[43] Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), CACI, ManTech International, DynCorp, and Leidos.

Hospitality

The Washington metropolitan area contains the headquarters of numerous companies in the hospitality and hotel industries. Major companies with headquarters in the region include Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Hilton Worldwide, Park Hotels and Resorts, Choice Hotels, Host Hotels and Resorts, and HMSHost.

Mass media

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One Franklin Square is where The Washington Post is headquartered.

The media industry is a significant portion of metropolitan Washington's economy. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Washington DC region has the second largest concentration of journalists and media personnel in the United States after the New York metropolitan area.[44] Washington's industry presence includes major publications with national audiences such as The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, and USA Today, as well as new media publishers such as Vox Media, RealClearPolitics, Axios, and Politico. A secondary portion of this market is made up of periodicals such as National Affairs, those by The Slate Group, Foreign Policy, National Geographic, The American Prospect, and those by Atlantic Media, including The Atlantic. There are also many smaller regional publications present, such as The Washington Diplomat, The Hill, Hill Rag, Roll Call, Washington City Paper and the Washington Examiner.

Telecommunications

Anchored by the Dulles Technology Corridor, the telecommunications and tech industry in DC spans a diverse range of players across internet infrastructure, broadcasting, satellite communications, and datacenters. Firms headquartered in the area include Cogent Communications, GTT Communications, Hughes Network Systems, iCore Networks, Iridium Communications, Intelsat, Ligado Networks, NII Holdings, Oceus Networks, OneWeb, Tegna Inc., Transaction Network Services, Verisign, WorldCell, and XO Communications.

Tourism

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Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County is a major tourist attraction.

Tourism is a significant industry in the Washington metropolitan region. In 2015, more than 74,000 tourism-sector jobs existed in the District of Columbia, a record-setting 19.3 million domestic tourists visited the city, and domestic and international tourists combined spent $7.1 billion.[45][46] The convention industry is also significant; in 2016, D.C. hosted fifteen "city-wide conventions" with an estimated total economic impact of $277.9 million.[45]

Tourism is also significant outside the District of Columbia; in 2015, a record-setting $3.06 billion in tourism spending was reported in Arlington, Virginia, and $2.9 billion in Fairfax County, Virginia.[47] A 2016 National Park Service report estimated that there were 56 million visitors to national parks in the National Capital Region, sustaining 16,917 and generating close to $1.6 billion in economy impact.[48]

Largest companies

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The global headquarters of Marriott International in Bethesda, Maryland

Most of the following companies are located along Interstate 66 and Dulles Toll Road from Washington, D.C. to Dulles International Airport. Amazon is dual-headquartered in Seattle and secondarily in Arlington.

Largest public companies (Fortune 500 2024)[50]
Company Industry Headquarters National rank
AES Corporation Energy Arlington, Virginia 319
Beacon Building Products Roofing Herndon, Virginia 429
Boeing Aerospace Arlington, Virginia 52
Booz Allen Hamilton Consulting McLean, Virginia 422
Capital One Finance McLean, Virginia 91
Danaher Corporation Medical products Washington, D.C. 153
DXC Technology Information technology Ashburn, Virginia 155
Fannie Mae Finance Washington, D.C. 27
Freddie Mac Finance McLean, Virginia 36
General Dynamics Defense Reston, Virginia 104
Hilton Hotels Corporation Hospitality McLean, Virginia 389
Leidos Defense Reston, Virginia 266
Lockheed Martin Defense Bethesda, Maryland 57
Marriott International Hospitality Bethesda, Maryland 173
Northrop Grumman Defense Falls Church, Virginia 109
NVR, Inc. Construction Reston, Virginia 406
RTX Corporation Defense Arlington, Virginia 55
SAIC Information technology Reston, Virginia 479
Xylem Inc. Water treatment Washington, D.C. 486

History

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NGA headquarters in Fort Belvoir

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BRAC 2005 was the largest infrastructure expansion by the Army Corps of Engineers since World War II, resulting in the Mark Center, tallest building they have ever constructed, as well as National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Campus East, which at 2.4 million square feet is the largest building the Corps have constructed since the Pentagon.[52]

Transportation

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Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia
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L'Enfant Plaza on the Washington Metro
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A Fairfax Connector bus at the West Falls Church station on the Washington Metro

"WMATA"-indicated systems are run by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and always accept Washington Metro fare cards; others may or may not.

Commercial service airports

Rail transit systems

Bus transit systems

Major roads

Interstates

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The Capital Beltway circles Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Highways

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Bicycle sharing

Sports

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Club Sport League Founded Venue
Washington Capitals Hockey NHL 1974 Capital One Arena
Washington Nationals Baseball MLB 2005Template:Efn Nationals Park
Washington Wizards Basketball NBA 1973Template:Efn Capital One Arena
Washington Commanders Football NFL 1932Template:Efn Northwest Stadium
D.C. United Soccer MLS 1996 Audi Field
Washington Mystics Basketball WNBA 1998 CareFirst Arena
DC Defenders Football XFL 2018 Audi Field
Washington Spirit Soccer NWSL 2011Template:Efn Audi Field
Capital City Go-Go Basketball NBA G League 2018 CareFirst Arena
Old Glory DC Rugby MLR 2018 Segra Field
Loudoun United FC Soccer USL Championship 2018 Segra Field
DC Hawks Cricket MiLC 2020 Veterans Memorial Park, Woodbridge, VA
Fredericksburg Nationals Baseball MiLB 2020 Virginia Credit Union Stadium
Chesapeake Baysox Baseball MiLB 1993 Prince George's Stadium
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Baseball ALPB 2006 Regency Furniture Stadium
Washington Justice esports Overwatch League 2019 CareFirst Arena

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Media

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National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters in Washington.

The Washington metropolitan area is home to DCTV, USA Today, C-SPAN, PBS, NPR, Politico, BET, TV One and Discovery Communications. The two main newspapers are The Washington Post and The Washington Times. Local television channels include WRC-TV 4 (NBC), WTTG 5 (FOX), WJLA 7 (ABC), WUSA 9 (CBS), WDCA 20 (MyNetworkTV), WETA-TV 26 (PBS), WDCW 50 (CW), and WPXW 66 (Ion). WJLA 24/7 News is a local news provider available only to cable subscribers. Radio stations serving the area include: WETA-FM, WIHT, WSBN, and WTOP.

Area codes

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  • 202 and 771[53] – Washington, D.C.
  • 703 and 571 – Northern Virginia suburbs of Arlington and Fairfax Counties, independent cities Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park, as well as parts of Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties (571 created March 1, 2000; 703 in October 1947).
  • 301, 240, and 227 – portions of Maryland in the Washington metropolitan area, southern Maryland, and western Maryland
  • 540 and 826 - Northern Virginia suburbs of City of Fredericksburg, (Western) Loudon County, Spotsylvania County and Stafford County along with nearby Fauquier County
  • 304 and 681 – Jefferson and Berkeley County, West Virginia

See also

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References

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