Vehicle registration plates of Washington (state)

Washington
Current series
Slogan	Evergreen State
Size	12 in × 6 in; 30 cm × 15 cm
Material	Aluminum
Serial format	ABC1234
Introduced	July 1998
Availability
Issued by	Washington State Department of Licensing
History
First issued	June 10, 1915; (pre-state plates from May 1905 through May 31, 1915)
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Last updated March 09, 2024

The U.S. state of Washington first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1905. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1915, when the state began to issue plates.^[2]

Passenger baseplates

1915 to 1949

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1915–16	Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; vertical "WN" and "1916" at left and right respectively	none	12345	1 to approximately 45000, with gaps (see right)	Single series of all-numeric serials used for all classes of vehicles, including trucks, vehicles for hire and dealer vehicles.^[4]
1916–17	Embossed white serial on lavender plate with border line; "WN" at left and vertical "X17" at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 64000, with gaps	The 'X' indicated the passenger class of vehicles; other letters were used for other classes.^[4]
1917–18	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WN" at left and vertical "X18" at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 96000, with gaps
1918–19	Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WN X-19" at left	none	123456	1 to approximately 114000	Revalidated through February 29, 1920, with white porcelain tabs.
1919–20	Black serial on yellow and white porcelain plate; "WN X-20" on white section at left	none	123456	144001 to approximately 157000, with gaps	Both these plates issued only to new registrants.
1919–20	As above, but fully embossed with border line	none	123456	157501 to approximately 194000, with gaps	Both these plates issued only to new registrants.
1920–21	Embossed white serial on green plate; "WN X-21" at left	none	123456	1 to approximately 181000, with gaps
1921	Embossed black serial on gray plate; "WN X:21" at left	none	123456	1 to approximately 184000, with gaps
1922	Embossed white serial on brown plate; "WN X-22" at left	none	123456	1 to approximately 195000, with gaps
1923	Embossed dark blue serial on white plate; "WN X:23" at left	none	123456	1 to 200000; 300001 to approximately 319000
1924	Embossed white serial on dark blue plate; "WN X:24" at left	none	123456	1 to approximately 253000
1925	Embossed dark blue serial on white plate; "WN X-25" at left	none	123456	1 to approximately 282000
1926	Embossed white serial on green plate; "WASHINGTON" at bottom, slightly offset to right; vertical "X26" at left	none	123-456	1 to approximately 311-000	First use of the full state name.
1927	Embossed green serial on white plate; "WASHINGTON" at bottom, slightly offset to right; vertical "X27" at left	none	123-456	1 to approximately 326-000
1928	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "X WASHINGTON-28" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 343-000
1929	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "X WASHINGTON-29" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 394-000
1930	Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; "30 WASHINGTON X" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 380-000
1931	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "X WASHINGTON 31" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 348-000
1932	Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; "X 32 WASHINGTON" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 381-000
1933	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "X WASHINGTON 33" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 359-000
1934	Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; "X WASHINGTON 34" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 358-000
1935	Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "X WASHINGTON 35" at bottom	none	A-12345 123-456 AB-1234	County-coded (A or AB)	First use of county codes, and last use of 'X' to indicate the passenger class. Six-digit all-numeric serials issued in King County following A-99999; this happened again in 1936.^[4]
1936	Embossed dark blue serial on white plate with border line; "19 WASHINGTON 36" at bottom	none	A-12345 123-456 AB-1234	County-coded (A or AB)
1937	Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "WASHINGTON 1937" at top	none	A-123-456 AB-1234	County-coded (A or AB)
1938	Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; "1938 WASHINGTON" at top	none	A-123-456 AB-1234	County-coded (A or AB)
1939	Embossed golden yellow serial on green plate with border line; "STATE OF WASHINGTON" at bottom	"1889-GOLDEN JUBILEE-1939" at top	A-123-456 AB-1234	County-coded (A or AB)	Commemorated Washington's 50 years of statehood.
1940	Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; "WASHINGTON 1940" at bottom	none	A-123-456 AB-1234	County-coded (A or AB)
1941	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "WASHINGTON 1941" at top	none	A-123-456 AB-1234	County-coded (A or AB)
1942–44	Embossed green serial on white plate; "WASHINGTON 1942" at bottom	none	A-123-456 AB-1234	County-coded (A or AB)	Revalidated for 1943 and 1944 with windshield stickers, due to metal conservation for World War II.
1944	As 1942 base, but with "WASHINGTON 1944" at bottom	none	12345	1 to approximately 89000	Issued only to new registrants.
1945–46	Embossed green serial on white plate; "WASHINGTON 1945" at top	none	A-123-456 AB-1234	County-coded (A or AB)	Revalidated for 1946 with windshield stickers.
1947–48	Embossed green serial on unpainted aluminum plate; "WASHINGTON 1947" at bottom	none	A·123·456 AB·1234	County-coded (A or AB)	Revalidated for 1948 with windshield stickers.
1949	Embossed green serial on unpainted aluminum plate; "WASHINGTON 1949" at top	none	A123·456 AB·1234	County-coded (A or AB)

1950 to present

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes.^[5] The first Washington license plate that complied with these standards was a modification of the 1954 plate, introduced in January 1956.

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1950	Embossed green serial on white plate; "WASHINGTON 50" at bottom	none	A123·456 AB·1234	County-coded (A or AB)	Revalidated for 1951 with silver tabs, for 1952 with windshield stickers, and for 1953 with green tabs.
1951–53	As above, but with "51" instead of "50"	none	A123·456 AB·1234	County-coded (A or AB)	Single plate issued only to new registrants. Revalidated for 1952 and 1953 in the same manner as for 1950 plates.
1954–57	Embossed white serial on green plate; "54 WASHINGTON" at bottom	none	123-456 A 12-345 AB	County-coded (A or AB)	Revalidated for 1955 with silver tabs, for 1956 with white tabs, and for 1957 with green tabs.
1956–57	As above, but to 6" x 12" size, and with narrower serial dies and border line	none	123-456 A 12-345 AB	County-coded (A or AB)	Validated for 1956 and 1957 in the same manner as for 1954–55 plates.
1958–62	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "WASHINGTON" centered at bottom	none	ABC 123	County-coded	Validated each year with plate stickers.
1963–64	Embossed green serial on non-reflective white plate with border line; "WASH. 63" centered at bottom	none	ABC 123	County-coded (until 1981)
1965–67	As above, but with "WASHINGTON" centered at bottom
1968–82	As above, but reflective, and with "WASHINGTON" at top, offset to left
1982–85	As above, but with "WASHINGTON" screened rather than embossed			Unused 'E', 'G', 'H' and 'L' series
1985–86	As above, but with narrower serial dies		ABC-123	Unused 'L' and 'W' series
1987 – late 1990	Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with light blue Mount Rainier graphic and dark blue border line; "Washington" screened in red centered at top	"Centennial Celebration" screened in red centered at bottom	123-ABC	000-AAA to 999-DGP	I, O and Q not used as the first letter in this serial format. Seven-year plate replacement schedule phased in between 2001 and 2006.^[4]
late 1990 – July 1998		none		000-DGQ to 999-JNZ
July 1998 – December 31, 2009	As above, but without dark blue border line, and with "WASHINGTON" screened in red at top, offset to left	"EVERGREEN STATE" screened in red centered at bottom		000-JOA to 999-ZZZ
January 1, 2010 – present		"EVERGREEN STATE" screened in red centered at bottom	ABC1234	AAA0000 to CLU7190 (as of January 28, 2024)^[6]	I, O and Q not used as the third letter in this serial format.^[4] Seven-year plate replacement schedule discontinued in January 2015.^[7]

Non-passenger plates

Type	Dates issued	Design	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Motorcycle	1968–76	Debossed white on green with border line; "WASHINGTON" at top, offset to left	AB-123	AA-000 to approximately KY-999	Validated until 2000.
	1976–86	Embossed green on white with border line; "WASHINGTON" at top, offset to left	123456	000001 to approximately 297000	Validated until 2000.
	1987–99	Similar to 1987–98 passenger plates, but with "Washington" offset to left and no slogan	123456	400000 to approximately 601999
	1999–2008	Similar to current passenger plates, but without slogan	123456	602000 to 999999
	2008–present	Similar to current passenger plates, but without slogan	1A2345	0A0000 to 4K7877 (as of November 5, 2023)^[6]
Trailer – large	1987–90	As 1987–90 passenger plates	1234-AB	0000-JA to approximately 9999-KC
	1990–99	As 1990–98 passenger plates		0000-KD to approximately 9999-MH
	1999–2016	As current passenger plates		0000-MI to 9999-ZZ
	2016–present	As current passenger plates	12345AB	00000AA to 12389AK (as of October 16, 2023)^[6]
Truck	1987–90	As 1987–90 passenger plates	12345-A	00000-H to 11999-T
	1990–95	As 1990–98 passenger plates	12345-A	12000-T to 99999-Z
	1995–99	As 1990–98 passenger plates	A12345B	A00000A to A18999E
	1999–present	As current passenger plates	A12345B	A19000E to D15805E (as of January 19, 2024)^[6]

County coding

County	One- or two-letter code, 1935–57	Three-letter codes, 1958–81
King	A	AAA–AZZ, OAA–OZZ, IAA–IRZ, IUA–IZZ, UCA–UKZ
Pierce	B	BAA–BZZ, TBA–TFZ
Spokane	C	CAA–CKZ, CNA–CTZ, CVA–CVK (1963–81), CVL–CZZ, SLA–SMZ
Snohomish	D	DAA–DRZ, DVA–DVR
Yakima	E	EAA–EKZ
Whatcom	F	FAA–FFM
Clark	G	GAA–GCZ, GEA–GNP
Grays Harbor	H	HAA–HDW
Kitsap	I	KSA–KUB, KVA–KZF
Thurston	J	JAA–JEK
Chelan	K	KAA–KDH
Lewis	L	LAA–LDG
Skagit	M	MAA–MDS
Cowlitz	N	NAA–NFP
Walla Walla	O	WWA–WYZ
Whitman	P	PAA–PCF
Clallam	Q	CLA–CMZ, PDA–PDF
Benton	R	RAA–REU
Kittitas	S	SAA–SBM
Lincoln	T	TAA–TAN
Okanogan	U	UAA–UBK
Pacific	V	VAA–VAW
Stevens	W	WAA–WBD
Mason	X	XAA–XAZ
Jefferson	Y	YAA–YAN
Klickitat	Z	ZAA–ZBD
Adams	AD	YYA–YYR
Asotin	AN	ZZA–ZZZ, ZYA–ZYL
Columbia	CO	CUA–CUG
Douglas	DO	DSA–DST
Franklin	FN	FNA–FSF
Ferry	FY	FYA–FYE
Garfield	GA	GDA–GDF
Grant	GT	GTA–GVW
Island	IS	CVA–CVK (1958–62); ISA–ITZ (1963–81)
Pend Oreille	PO	PEB–PES
Skamania	SA	SKA–SKK
San Juan	SJ	SJA–SJK
Wahkiakum	WA	WMA–WMF

Specialty plates

Type	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
4-H		Black serial on gradient white and green plate; 4-H four-leaf clover emblem at left; "WASHINGTON" in black at top left	"4-H For YOUth!" in black at bottom	4/H 12345	4/H 00001 to present
Amateur Radio		As standard passenger base, but with black serial	"EVERGREEN STATE" in red at bottom	FCC call sign
Collector Vehicle		As standard passenger base, but with black serial	"EVERGREEN STATE" in red at bottom; "COLLECTOR VEHICLE" vertically at left	12345 1234A	00001 to 99999 0001A to current	Issued to vehicles 30 years old or older. Need not display month/year tabs. ^[8]
Endangered Wildlife		Black serial on graphic plate with ocean and cliffs against a light blue sky and breaching killer whale at left; "WASHINGTON" in black at top left	"Endangered Wildlife" in dark blue at bottom	E/W 12345	E/W 00001 to present	Vanity variants also issued.
Fly Washington Aviation		Black serial on graphic plate with Mount Rainier in background with a yellow and teal biplane left of serial; "Fly WASHINGTON" in blue at top left	"CELEBRATE AVIATION" in white at bottom	A/V 12345	A/V 00001 to present
Keep Kids Safe	January 3, 2006^[9] – present	Black serial on pale blue plate with green, pink, blue, yellow and red handprints; "WASHINGTON" in black at top left	"Keep Kids Safe" in green at bottom	K/S 12345	K/S 00001 to present
Preserve Our National Parks		Black serial on graphic plate with North Cascades in mist against a pink and gray sky; "WASHINGTON" in black at top left	"Preserve Our National Parks" in black at bottom	N/P 12345	N/P 00001 to present	Vanity variants also issued.
San Juan Islands		White serial on graphic plate with Pacific madrone tree and pod of orcas surfacing; "WASHINGTON" in white at top left	"San Juan Islands" in white at bottom	S/J 12345	S/J 00001 to present
Share the Road		Black serial on graphic plate with Mount Rainier at top, green field in middle, gray road at bottom and cyclist at left; "WASHINGTON" in black at top left	"SHARE THE ROAD" in yellow at bottom	B/K 12345	B/K 00001 to present
United States Army		Black serial on graphic plate with national flag in background and emblem of the Department of the Army at left; "WASHINGTON" in black at top left	none	A/R 12345	A/R 00001 to present
United States Navy		Black serial on graphic plate with national flag in background and emblem of the U.S. Navy at left; "WASHINGTON" in black at top left	none	N/A 12345	N/A 00001 to present
University of Washington	2006 – December 2013	Black serial on white and gold gradient plate; purple 'W' logo at left and university's seal at right; "WASHINGTON" in black at top left	"UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON" in purple at bottom	1234A	0001A to approximately 8700A
University of Washington	December 2013 – present	White serial on purple plate; gold 'W' logo at left; "WASHINGTON" in white at top left	"UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON" in gold at bottom	1234A	8701A to present
Washington State University	January 2012 – present	White serial on crimson red plate; white "Cougar" WSU logo at right; vertical WSU lettering in center; "WASHINGTON" in white at top left	"WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY" in white at bottom	W/S/U123A	001A to present
Washington Apple Commission	July 1, 2020^[10] – present	White serial on navy blue plate with state outline at right and Washington Apple Commission logo in red at left; "WASHINGTON" in white at top left	"World's Finest Apples" in white at bottom	W/A/C 1234	W/A/C 0001 to present
Wildlife – bald eagle		Black serial on graphic plate with sunset scene in background and bald eagle at left; "WASHINGTON" in black at top left	"Wild on Washington" in yellow at bottom	W/W 12345	W/W 00001 to present

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References

↑ "New Car Owners Must Have Short Licenses". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. June 3, 1915. p. 14. The old law, which will be supplanted by the new auto code June 10, made all licenses expire on May 31. The new code, though not yet in effect, provides that on machines licensed up to May 31 no renewal shall be necessary until June 10, when it will be taken out under the schedule of the new code.
↑ "Old Washington License Plates". LeatherLicensePlates.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
↑ Zhou, Amanda (August 2, 2021). "Washington state grappling with license-plate shortage as pandemic slows production". The Seattle Times . Retrieved August 5, 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 Tanner, Eric N. "Washington Passenger License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
↑ Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62, no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
1 2 3 4 "Washington License Plates". www.licenseplates.cc. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
↑ Baker, Mike; Berens, Michael J. (December 15, 2014). "Why license plates have cost us so much". The Seattle Times . Retrieved February 21, 2022.
↑ "Collector Vehicle - Washington State Department of Licensing". Washington State Department of Licensing. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
↑ "New Special License Plate Supports the Little Ones". Kitsap Sun . January 2, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
↑ "Washington Apples Specialty License Plates now available". Quad City Herald. June 30, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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[1] "New Car Owners Must Have Short Licenses". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. June 3, 1915. p. 14. The old law, which will be supplanted by the new auto code June 10, made all licenses expire on May 31. The new code, though not yet in effect, provides that on machines licensed up to May 31 no renewal shall be necessary until June 10, when it will be taken out under the schedule of the new code.

[2] "Old Washington License Plates". LeatherLicensePlates.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017.

[3] Zhou, Amanda (August 2, 2021). "Washington state grappling with license-plate shortage as pandemic slows production". The Seattle Times . Retrieved August 5, 2021.

[allaboutlicenseplatesWA-4] 1 2 3 4 5 Tanner, Eric N. "Washington Passenger License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

[5] Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62, no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.

[licenseplates.cc-6] 1 2 3 4 "Washington License Plates". www.licenseplates.cc. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

[7] Baker, Mike; Berens, Michael J. (December 15, 2014). "Why license plates have cost us so much". The Seattle Times . Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[8] "Collector Vehicle - Washington State Department of Licensing". Washington State Department of Licensing. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[9] "New Special License Plate Supports the Little Ones". Kitsap Sun . January 2, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[10] "Washington Apples Specialty License Plates now available". Quad City Herald. June 30, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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