Washington · Census place 5326455

George, Washington

George is a city in Grant County, Washington with an estimated 1,006 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 206th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,006; #206 of 206 in Washington
Change since 2020: +24.7%; +199 people
Land area: 1.4 sq mi
Density: 729 / sq mi; State median 2,694

Orange pin: George. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Olympia.

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George population, 2020 to 2024

George added 199 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +24.7%. In the latest year it moved by +111.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 807. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

George covers 1.38 square miles of land, for 729 people per square mile of land. The median Washington place of 5,000+ has 2,694, so George is less dense than the typical town.

What county George is in

All of George's residents live in Grant County, which had 104,717 residents in 2024. George holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in George

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap George by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 98824, 98848. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where George is

The Census internal point of George is at 47.083100, -119.861700. Olympia, the capital, is 143.0 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Quincy, WA (8,294 people), 10.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Kent, WA, 112.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 47.083100, -119.861700
DMS: 47°04'59.16"N 119°51'42.12"W
UTM: 11N 282781.6E 5218373.0N
Geohash: c26gb7pqg
Plus code: 85V234MQ+68

Daylight in George

At 47.08° N, George gets about 15 h 55 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 30 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 25 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near George

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Washington, measured between internal points. The closest is Quincy, 10.6 miles away, with 8,294 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of George, WA?

1,006 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 199 (24.7%) from 807 in July 2020.

What county is George in?

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

What ZIP codes cover George?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 98824, 98848.

How far is George from Olympia?

143.0 miles (230.2 km) in a straight line, heading W from George.

What is the nearest larger city to George?

Quincy, WA, with 8,294 residents, 10.6 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.

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