Town Info at a Glance
| 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, 2016 (11/29/16) checklist | 912 (Und-380, Rep-300, Dem-129) |
| Population, 2015 Office of State Planning Estimate | 1150+/- (183rd of NH cities & towns- 2014 ranking) |
| Area Code | 603 |
| Zip Code | 03280 |
| District Court | 5th Circuit- District Division- Newport |
| Family Court | 5th Circuit- Family Division- Newport |
| Superior Court | Sullivan County Superior |
| US Senators | 520 Hart Senate Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-2841 Fax: 542-6582
144 Russell Senate Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3324 Fax 622-0422 |
US Representative Cong. Dist. NH 02 | 18 North Main Street, Fourth Floor Concord, NH 03301 |
State Senator District 8 | State House, Room 105-A Concord, NH 03301 271-4151 |
State Representatives District 07 | Judy Aron (R) 843-5908 |
| District 11 | Steven Smith (R) 271-3661 PO Box 624 Charlestown, NH 03603-0624 |
Executive Councilor District 2 | Andru Volinsky 271-3632 PO Box 193 Concord, NH 03302 491-0376 |
| Law Enforcement | Chief Ryan Murdough, Washington Police Office 495-3294 Dispatch 495-3233 5 Halfmoon Pond Rd, Washington 03280
Lieutenant Joseph DiRusso NHSP Troop C 358-3333 15 Ash Brook Ct, Keene, 03431
Sheriff John Simonds Sullivan County Sheriff 863-4200 PO Box 27, 14 Main St, Newport, 03773 |
| Total Town Valuation | 2017 - $241,278,020 (net valuation on which the tax rate for municipal, county and local education tax rate is computed) |
| Tax Rate - 2018 | $19.53 (down from 2017) Town - $6.64 Local Education/School - $8.12 State Education - $1.97 County - $2.80 Total - $19.53 |
| County and County Seat | Sullivan, Newport |
| Education | K-5 Washington Elementary, 6-8 Hillsboro/Deering Middle, 9-12 Hillsboro/Deering High, SAU 34 Area Colleges: Colby-Sawyer (New London), New England College (Henniker), Dartmouth College (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 | Granite State Communications (Hillsboro), No cable service |