Mount Vernon | |
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Nickname: City of Tulips | |
![]() Location of Mount Vernon in Washington State | |
Coordinates: 48°25′12″N 122°19′34″W / 48.42000°N 122.32611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Skagit |
Incorporated | July 5, 1889 |
Named for | Mount Vernon |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Jill Boudreau |
Area | |
• 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 | |
• 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 |
FIPS code | 53-47560 |
GNIS feature ID | 1512485[4] |
Website | mountvernonwa.gov |
Mount Vernon is a city in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the county seat of Skagit County. 35,219 people lived here at the 2020 census.[2] It is known for its annual Tulip Festival Street Fair.