Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography. The names of 131 neighborhoods are unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. Neighborhoods can be defined by the boundaries of wards, historic districts, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, civic associations, and business improvement districts (BIDs); these boundaries will overlap. The eight wards each elect a member to the Council of the District of Columbia and are redistricted every ten years. As the capital of the United States, Washington's local neighborhood history and culture is often presented as being distinct from that of the national government. List of neighborhoods by ward Ward 1 Ward 1 Councilmember: Brianne Nadeau Population (2021): 91,673 Adams Morgan Columbia Heights Howard University Kalorama LeDroit Park Lanier Heights Mount Pleasant Park View Pleasant Plains Shaw (Parts of the neighborhood are also in Ward 2 and Ward 6) U Street Corridor (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 2) Ward 2 Ward 2 Councilmember: Brooke Pinto Population (2021): 92,809 Burleith Chinatown Downtown Dupont Circle Federal Triangle Foggy Bottom Georgetown Logan Circle Mount Vernon Square (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 6) Penn Quarter Shaw (Parts of the neighborhood are also in Ward 1 and Ward 6) Sheridan Kalorama Southwest Federal Center U Street Corridor (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 1) West End Ward 3 Ward 3 Councilmember: Matthew Frumin Population (2021): 84,979 American University Park Berkley Cathedral Heights Chevy Chase Cleveland Park Colony Hill Forest Hills Foxhall Friendship Heights Glover Park Kent Massachusetts Heights McLean Gardens North Cleveland Park Observatory Circle The Palisades Potomac Heights Spring Valley Tenleytown Wakefield Wesley Heights Woodland Normanstone Woodley Park Woodmont Ward 4 Ward 4 Councilmember: Janeese Lewis George Population (2021): 87,150 Barnaby Woods Brightwood Brightwood Park Chevy Chase (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 3) Colonial Village Crestwood Fort Totten Hawthorne Manor Park Petworth Riggs Park (also known as Lamond Riggs) Shepherd Park Sixteenth Street Heights Takoma Ward 5 Ward 5 Councilmember: Zachary Parker Population (2021): 90,380 Arboretum Bloomingdale Brentwood Brookland Carver Langston Eckington Edgewood Fort Lincoln Fort Totten Gateway Ivy City Langdon Michigan Park North Michigan Park Pleasant Hill Queens Chapel Riggs Park (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 4) Stronghold Trinidad Truxton Circle Woodridge Ward 6 Ward 6 Councilmember: Charles Allen Population (2021): 103,197 Barney Circle Capitol Hill Judiciary Square Kingman Park Mount Vernon Triangle Navy