Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 55,605 at the 2020 census, while the Olympia metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 300,000 residents. Olympia is the county seat of Thurston County and anchors the South Puget Sound region of western Washington, 50 miles southwest of Seattle. The Squaxin and other Coast Salish peoples inhabited the southern Puget Sound region prior to the arrival of European and American settlers in the 19th century. The Treaty of Medicine Creek was signed in 1854 and followed by the Treaty of Olympia in 1856; these two treaties forced the Squaxin to relocate to an Indian reservation. Olympia was declared the capital of the Washington Territory in 1853 and incorporated as a town on January 28, 1859. It became a city in 1881. Aside from its role in the state government, Olympia is also recognized as a countercultural hub in the Pacific Northwest.

Country: United States
State: Washington
County: Thurston
Founded: 1850
Incorporated: January 28, 1859
Named for: Olympic Mountains
• Type: Council–manager
• Mayor: Dontae Payne (D)
• City manager: Jay Burney
• City: 55,605
• Estimate (2024): 56,271
• Rank: US: 718th, WA: 24th
• Urban: 208,157 (US: 182nd)
• Metro: 298,758 (US: 172nd)
Demonym(s): Olympian
Time zone: Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST): PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes: 98501–98509, 98511–98513, 98516, 98599
Area code: 360, 564
FIPS code: 53-51300
GNIS feature ID: 1533353
Official Website: https://olympiawa.gov
Wikidata description: capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and seat of Thurston County
Wikidata id: Q42735
Wikidata label: Olympia
Wikidata aliases: Array
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