Washington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Ohio River.

[5] The CDP is home to the Washington Works, one of the largest single facilities of chemicals manufacturing giant Chemours.

Dupont polluted Washington with Perfluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, which it used to make Teflon.

Washington obtained this tract for services in the French and Indian War, upon a survey made by William Crawford, in June 1771.

It borders on the Ohio River five miles and one hundred and twenty poles.