Washington metropolitan area

Washington metropolitan area
National Capital Region
Washington metropolitan area; National Capital Region
Metropolitan area
	Washington, D.C. Arlington, Virginia Alexandria, Virginia Tysons, Virginia Bethesda, Maryland Silver Spring, Maryland National Harbor, Maryland
	Nicknames: Greater Washington; DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia)
Interactive Map of Washington–Arlington–Alexandria,; DC–VA–MD–WV MSA	Washington, D.C. ; Washington–Arlington–Alexandria MSA Washington, DC–MD Metropolitan Division Arlington–Alexandria–Reston, VA–WV Frederick–Gaithersburg–Bethesda, MD Other Areas in the Washington–Baltimore CSA
	Washington, D.C. ; Washington–Arlington–Alexandria MSA Washington, DC–MD Metropolitan Division Arlington–Alexandria–Reston, VA–WV Frederick–Gaithersburg–Bethesda, MD Other Areas in the Washington–Baltimore CSA
Country	United States
States	District of Columbia; Virginia; Maryland; West Virginia
Principal municipalities	Washington, D.C.; Arlington, VA; Alexandria, VA; Dale City, VA; Centreville, VA; Reston, VA; Leesburg, VA; Manassas, VA; Fredericksburg, VA; Tysons, VA; Germantown, MD; Silver Spring, MD; Waldorf, MD; Frederick, MD; Gaithersburg, MD; Rockville, MD; Bethesda, MD; Bowie, MD; Charles Town, WV
Area (2010)
• Urban	1,407.0 sq mi (3,644.2 km2)
• Metro	5,565 sq mi (14,412 km2)
Elevation	0–2,349 ft (0–716 m)
Population (2020)
• Metropolitan area	6,385,162 (6th)
• Density	972/sq mi (375.4/km2)
• Urban	5,174,759 (8th)
• CSA (2016)	9,546,579 (4th)
	Urban pop as of 2016
GDP
• MSA	$660.6 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

The Washington metropolitan area (also referred to as the National Capital Region, Greater Washington, or locally as the DMV, short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) is the metropolitan area comprising Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States, and its surroundings. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland, Virginia and even West Virginia.

The United States federal government defines the area as the Washington–DC, VA–MD–WV metropolitan statistical area. It anchors the southern end of the densely populated Northeast megalopolis and is part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, the country's third-largest. The area's estimated total population of 6,304,975 (as of 2023) makes it the country's seventh-most populous metropolitan area. It is one of the country's most educated and affluent metropolitan areas.