Washington County, New York
County seat: Fort Edward · Population 59,353 (2025) · 831 sq mi
Washington County is the 42nd most populous of New York's 62 counties, with 59,353 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Fort Edward. The map shows its 8 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Washington County facts
- County seat
- Fort Edward
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 59,353 −3.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 831 sq mi 23rd largest of 62
- Water area
- 15 sq mi
- Population density
- 71 per sq mi
- Established
- 1772
- Same name
- One of 30 Washington Counties in the US
- Named after
- George Washington Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
- Largest city
- Kingsbury 12,829
- Median household income
- $73,495
- Cities and towns
- 8 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 28
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 36115
Cities and towns in Washington County
Washington County has 8 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Washington County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Falls | Village | 7,333 | |
| Fort Edward (county seat) | Village | 3,128 | |
| Whitehall | Village | 2,479 | |
| Granville | Village | 2,416 | |
| Cambridge | Village | 1,815 | |
| Greenwich | Village | 1,662 | |
| Fort Ann | Village | 473 | |
| Argyle | Village | 284 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Salem | 770 | |
| North Granville | 531 |
ZIP codes in Washington County
28 ZIP codes reach into Washington County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 12028 also Rensselaer County
- 12057 also Rensselaer County
- 12090 also Rensselaer County
- 12094 also Rensselaer County
- 12154 also Rensselaer County
- 12185 also Rensselaer County
- 12804 also Warren County
- 12809
- 12816
- 12819
- 12821
- 12823
- 12827
- 12828 also Saratoga County
- 12832
- 12834
- 12837
- 12838
- 12839 also Warren County
- 12841
- 12844 also Warren County
- 12849
- 12854
- 12861 also Essex County
- 12865
- 12873
- 12883 also Essex County
- 12887
Population of Washington County, 2020–2025
Washington County shrank by 1,950 people (−3.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,214 more deaths than births and a net loss of 738 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 61,127 |
| 2021 | 60,924 |
| 2022 | 60,808 |
| 2023 | 60,052 |
| 2024 | 59,822 |
| 2025 | 59,353 |
Neighboring counties
- Warren County northwest · 65,020 people
- Rutland County, Vermont northeast · 59,653 people
- Saratoga County southwest · 241,343 people
- Bennington County, Vermont southeast · 36,630 people
- Rensselaer County south · 160,510 people
- Addison County, Vermont north · 38,048 people
- Essex County north · 36,438 people
Printable Washington County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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