# How big is Washington State?

Washington State covers 71,298 square miles (184,661 km²), 66,456 of them land. It is the 18th-biggest state.

- 71,298 square miles
- 184,661 km²
- 45.6 million acres
- 34.5 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/washington-state/

## 360 miles by 240

It is about 360 miles long and 240 miles wide.

## Puget Sound

Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific full of islands, fjords and bays, reaches deep into the state.

## How it compares

- 46.2× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [North Dakota](https://how-big-is.com/north-dakota/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [South Dakota](https://how-big-is.com/south-dakota/)
- 11% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 264× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 45.6 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 34.5 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 25.9 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 54,129× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 375,617× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 20.6× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 373× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 8.5% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 259× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 323× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Washington State?**
71,298 square miles (184,661 km²), 66,456 of them land.

**Is Washington State bigger than Oregon?**
No. Oregon is about 1.4 times its size.

**Where does Washington State rank by size?**
18th of the 50 states by total area, and 20th by land area.

**How long is Washington State?**
About 360 miles (579 km) long and 240 miles (386 km) wide.

**How big is Washington State compared to Texas?**
About 27% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 71,298 square miles in all, 66,456 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html), licence: Public domain.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: US Census Bureau.