Washington (state) Washington (state) Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named for George Washington, the first president of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State, to distinguish it
Pacific Beach, Washington the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Pacific Beach CDP has a total area of , of which , or 2.07%, are water. Pacific Beach, Washington Pacific Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 291 at the 2010 census. Prior to 2010 it was part of the Moclips CDP. Pacific Beach is located in western Grays Harbor County, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered to the north by Moclips and to the south by Joe Creek. The CDP includes the neighborhood of Highland Heights, north of Pacific