Pennsylvania · Census place 4222016

East Washington, Pennsylvania

East Washington is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 1,821 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 451st largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,821
#451 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
-1.7%
-31 people
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
4,047 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: East Washington. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

East Washington population, 2020 to 2024

East Washington lost 31 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.7%. In the latest year it moved by -8.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,853. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

East Washington covers 0.45 square miles of land, for 4,047 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so East Washington is close to the typical town.

What county East Washington is in

All of East Washington's residents live in Washington County, which had 210,434 residents in 2024. East Washington holds 0.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in East Washington

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps East Washington by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 15301. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a borough that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where East Washington is

The Census internal point of East Washington is at 40.174400, -80.232400. Harrisburg, the capital, is 176.8 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Washington, PA (13,334 people), 0.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 22.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.174400, -80.232400
DMS
40°10'27.84"N 80°13'56.64"W
UTM
17N 565355.4E 4447396.6N
Geohash
dpnuw388c
Plus code
86GX5QF9+Q2

Daylight in East Washington

At 40.17° N, East Washington gets about 15 h 02 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 19 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 44 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near East Washington

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Washington, 0.8 miles away, with 13,334 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of East Washington, PA?

1,821 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 31 (1.7%) from 1,852 in July 2020.

What county is East Washington in?

Washington County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover East Washington?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 15301.

How far is East Washington from Harrisburg?

176.8 miles (284.5 km) in a straight line, heading E from East Washington.

What is the nearest larger city to East Washington?

Washington, PA, with 13,334 residents, 0.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.