Date of Incorporation- December 13, 1776 (first Town incorporated in the name of Pres. George Washington)

Total Land Area-       Approximately 50 square miles

Elevation above mean sea level-
                            Town Center- 1532 feet (highest Town Center in the State)
                            Maximum-    2496 feet (Lovell Mountain)

Number registered voters, 2008 (11/04/08) checklist-  729

Population, 200 Office of State Planning Estimate       1043

Area Code- 603                                    Zip Code- 03280

District Court-           Newport District Court

Family Court-           Newport Family Court         

Superior Court-         Sullivan County Superior

US Senators-            Judd Gregg                            225-7115
                             Local Office- 125 North Main Street
                                                                   Concord, NH 03301

                                            Jean Shaheen                           542-4872
                                            Local Office- 50 Opera House Square
                                                                    Claremont, NH 03743
                                                                    FAX 542-6582

US Representative-    Paul Hodes                   223-9814
Cong. Dist. NH02      Local Office- 8 North Main St.

State Senator-            Bob O'Dell                        863-9797
District 8                    PO Box 23
                                              Lempster, NH  03605-0023

State Representatives- Beverly T. Rodeschin (R)      863-1941
District 20                         336 Sunapee St
                                             Newport, NH  03773-1486

                                             Thomas J Howard (R)          863-8434
                                              22 Ash Swamp Brook Rd
                                             Croydon,  NH ,    03773-6109

                                             Steven L. Cunningham (R)       763-4359
                               351 Old Springfield Rd                
                                             Sunapee, NH  03782-6581
    
      

Executive Councilor-   John Shea                          271-3632
District 2                  107 North Main Street                        847-9008
                                            Concord, NH 03301

 Law Enforcement-     Chief Steven Marshall, Washington Police  
                                                      Office 495-3294 Dispatch 495-3233
                             5 Halfmoon Pond Rd., Washington 03280
 
                             Lieutenant Jerome Maslan, NHSP Troop C  352-3343
                             29 State Rt. 9, Keene, 03431
                             
                             Sheriff Michael Prozzo, Jr. Sullivan County Sheriff  
                             1 Sunapee St., Newport, 03773                       863-4200

                                           Total Town Valuation- $268,050,326

Tax rate-2009          $17.08 (Town-$, School-$, County-$, State School-$)
                  

County and County Seat- Sullivan, Newport

Education-  K-5 Washington Elementary, 6-8 Hillsboro Deering Middle, 9-12 Hillsboro Deering High, SAU 34, Keene High, Chesterfield Elementary  Area Colleges- Colby-Sawyer (New London), New England College (Henniker), Dartmouth University (Hanover)

Hospitals-   Cheshire (Keene), Concord, Dartmouth-Hitchcock (Lebanon), New London, Monadnock (Peterborough), Valley Regional (Claremont)

Churches-   Congregational (Town Common), Baptist (E. Washington), Seventh-day Adventist- Mother Church- King St. (not open in winter), Temple Meyer-David (Claremont)

Transportation- Amtrak- Claremont & Bellow Falls, VT.
                     Airports- Manchester, Lebanon, Boston, Windsor Locks CT.
                     Bus- Concord, Keene, New London, White River Junction VT.

Communications    Conknet (Keene), Granite State Telephone (Hillsboro), NHVT On-line (Newport), No cable service