Mount Vernon, Washington

Mount Vernon
City
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Location of Mount Vernon in Washington State
Mount Vernon Location of Mount Vernon in the United States
Coordinates: 48°25′12″N 122°19′34″W / 48.42000°N 122.32611°W / 48.42000; -122.32611
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Skagit
Incorporated	July 5, 1889
Named for	Mount Vernon
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Peter Donovan
Area [1]
• City	12.62 sq mi (32.70 km2)
• Land	12.30 sq mi (31.85 km2)
• Water	0.33 sq mi (0.84 km2)  2.46%
Elevation	180 ft (54.9 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• City	35,219
• Estimate  (2021)[3]	35,404
• Density	2,863.33/sq mi (1,105.78/km2)
• Urban	62,966 (US: 435th)
• Metro	130,696 (US: 313th)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	98273, 98274
Area code	360, 564
GNIS feature ID	1512485[4]
Website	mountvernonwa.gov

Mount Vernon is the county seat of and the most populous city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. A central location in the Skagit River Valley, the city is located 51 miles (82 km) south of the U.S.–Canada border and 60 miles [97 km] north of Seattle. The population was 35,219 at the 2020 census,^[2] making it the 35th most-populous city in Washington, with 62,966 people living in its urban area. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, covering most of Skagit County.

Mount Vernon and its surrounding areas is known for its annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, which has Mount Vernon host a street fair in downtown once a year,^[5] with millions of tulips grown in the Skagit Valley every year. Between the 2000 and 2020 census, Mount Vernon grew by 34.3%, and is a prominent location in Northwestern Washington, connected to neighboring communities via Interstate 5 and Amtrak (with Skagit Station).