SHAW

District of Columbia · UNITED STATES (US) · 38.91°N / 77.02°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 4,140,463

Shaw is a city in United States with a population of 17,639. It sits at 38.91/-77.02, runs on America/New_York, is 1 km from Bloomingdale.

Population 17,639

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation 24m

Timezone America/New_York

All facts

fields

Country: United States
Subdivision: District of Columbia
Coords: 38.91°N / 77.02°W
UTC offset: -5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Bloomingdale District of Columbia 4,980 1.0 km

S Mount Vernon Triangle District of Columbia 21,897 1.2 km

SE Northwest One District of Columbia 23,386 1.2 km

SE NoMa District of Columbia 20,700 1.6 km

NW Columbia Heights District of Columbia 38,000 1.7 km

W Dupont Circle District of Columbia 23,226 2.0 km

E Union Market District of Columbia 12,186 2.0 km

S Downtown DC District of Columbia 52,560 2.1 km

W Golden Triangle District of Columbia 17,674 2.1 km

NW Adams Morgan District of Columbia 15,830 2.1 km

Air access

nearby

KNDV

Anacostia USN Heliport

Heliport

6.5 km

DCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Large airport

6.8 km

CGS

College Park Airport

Small airport

11.5 km

ADW

Joint Base Andrews

Medium airport

17.5 km

DAA

Davison Army Air Field

Medium airport

25.9 km

Universities

linked

Shaw University

shawu.edu

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Shaw?: 17,639 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shaw in?: America/New_York.
Which country is Shaw in?: United States (US).
Which airport serves Shaw?: Anacostia USN Heliport (KNDV).
Does Shaw have a university?: Yes. Shaw University.
What languages are spoken in United States?: English.
What currency is used in United States?: US Dollar.
How many cities are in United States?: 21,763 on record.
Which admin region is Shaw in?: District of Columbia.
What is the elevation of Shaw?: 24 meters.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/4140463

{
  "data": {
    "id": 4140463,
    "name": "Shaw",
    "ascii_name": "Shaw",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 17639,
    "elevation": 24,
    "timezone_id": "America/New_York",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 38.91206,
    "longitude": -77.02137
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3.5x the population of Bloomingdale.
1 km from Bloomingdale.
Same timezone (America/New_York) as 9,570 other cities in United States.