diff --git a/application/controllers/Awards.php b/application/controllers/Awards.php
index 9ddf96398..47aae088a 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Awards.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Awards.php
@@ -1360,6 +1360,9 @@ class Awards extends CI_Controller {
             }
         }
 
+        // DC is combined with MD - copy MD status to DC for map display
+        $states['DC'] = $states['MD'];
+
         header('Content-Type: application/json');
         echo json_encode($states);
     }
diff --git a/application/models/Was.php b/application/models/Was.php
index c840be292..7a868f6cd 100644
--- a/application/models/Was.php
+++ b/application/models/Was.php
@@ -36,15 +36,17 @@ class was extends CI_Model {
 			if ($postdata['worked'] != NULL) {
 				$wasBand = $this->getWasWorked($location_list, $band, $postdata);
 				foreach ($wasBand as $line) {
-					$bandWas[$line->col_state][$band] = '<div class="bg-danger awardsBgWarning"><a href=\'javascript:displayContacts("' . $line->col_state . '","' . $band . '","All","All","'. $postdata['mode'] . '","WAS", "")\'>W</a></div>';
-					$states[$line->col_state]['count']++;
+					$state = $this->normalizeState($line->col_state); // DC counts as MD
+					$bandWas[$state][$band] = '<div class="bg-danger awardsBgWarning"><a href=\'javascript:displayContacts("' . $state . '","' . $band . '","All","All","'. $postdata['mode'] . '","WAS", "")\'>W</a></div>';
+					$states[$state]['count']++;
 				}
 			}
 			if ($postdata['confirmed'] != NULL) {
 				$wasBand = $this->getWasConfirmed($location_list, $band, $postdata);
 				foreach ($wasBand as $line) {
-					$bandWas[$line->col_state][$band] = '<div class="bg-success awardsBgSuccess"><a href=\'javascript:displayContacts("' . $line->col_state . '","' . $band . '","All","All","'. $postdata['mode'] . '","WAS", "'.$qsl.'")\'>C</a></div>';
-					$states[$line->col_state]['count']++;
+					$state = $this->normalizeState($line->col_state); // DC counts as MD
+					$bandWas[$state][$band] = '<div class="bg-success awardsBgSuccess"><a href=\'javascript:displayContacts("' . $state . '","' . $band . '","All","All","'. $postdata['mode'] . '","WAS", "'.$qsl.'")\'>C</a></div>';
+					$states[$state]['count']++;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ class was extends CI_Model {
 
 	function getSummaryByBand($band, $postdata, $location_list) {
 		$bindings=[];
-		$sql = "SELECT count(distinct thcv.col_state) as count FROM " . $this->config->item('table_name') . " thcv";
+		// DC is combined with MD, so we use CASE to normalize
+		$sql = "SELECT count(distinct CASE WHEN thcv.col_state = 'DC' THEN 'MD' ELSE thcv.col_state END) as count FROM " . $this->config->item('table_name') . " thcv";
 		$sql .= " where station_id in (" . $location_list . ")";
 
 		if ($band == 'SAT') {
@@ -148,7 +151,8 @@ class was extends CI_Model {
 
 	function getSummaryByBandConfirmed($band, $postdata, $location_list) {
 		$bindings=[];
-		$sql = "SELECT count(distinct thcv.col_state) as count FROM " . $this->config->item('table_name') . " thcv";
+		// DC is combined with MD, so we use CASE to normalize
+		$sql = "SELECT count(distinct CASE WHEN thcv.col_state = 'DC' THEN 'MD' ELSE thcv.col_state END) as count FROM " . $this->config->item('table_name') . " thcv";
 		$sql .= " where station_id in (" . $location_list . ")";
 
 		if ($band == 'SAT') {
@@ -255,8 +259,16 @@ class was extends CI_Model {
 	function addStateToQuery() {
 		$sql = '';
 		$sql .= " and COL_DXCC in ('291', '6', '110')";
-		$sql .= " and COL_STATE in ('AK','AL','AR','AZ','CA','CO','CT','DE','FL','GA','HI','IA','ID','IL','IN','KS','KY','LA','MA','MD','ME','MI','MN','MO','MS','MT','NC','ND','NE','NH','NJ','NM','NV','NY','OH','OK','OR','PA','RI','SC','SD','TN','TX','UT','VA','VT','WA','WI','WV','WY')";
+		// DC is combined with MD for WAS award
+		$sql .= " and COL_STATE in ('AK','AL','AR','AZ','CA','CO','CT','DC','DE','FL','GA','HI','IA','ID','IL','IN','KS','KY','LA','MA','MD','ME','MI','MN','MO','MS','MT','NC','ND','NE','NH','NJ','NM','NV','NY','OH','OK','OR','PA','RI','SC','SD','TN','TX','UT','VA','VT','WA','WI','WV','WY')";
 		return $sql;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Normalize state code - DC counts as MD for WAS award
+	 */
+	function normalizeState($state) {
+		return ($state === 'DC') ? 'MD' : $state;
+	}
 }
 ?>
diff --git a/application/views/awards/was/index.php b/application/views/awards/was/index.php
index 70b1c1d50..b3496ee1c 100644
--- a/application/views/awards/was/index.php
+++ b/application/views/awards/was/index.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	var tileUrl="<?php echo $this->optionslib->get_option('option_map_tile_server');?>";
     var lang_usa_state = "<?= _pgettext("USA State", "State"); ?>";
     var lang_hover_over_a_state = "<?= __("Hover over a state"); ?>";
+    var lang_inc = "<?= __("inc."); ?>";
 </script>
 
 <script>
@@ -162,9 +163,10 @@
         <tbody>';
 
         foreach ($was_array as $was => $value) {      // Fills the table with the data
+        $stateDisplay = ($was === 'MD') ? 'MD (' . __("inc.") . ' DC)' : $was;
         echo '<tr>
             <td>' . $i++ . '</td>
-            <td>'. $was .'</td>';
+            <td>'. $stateDisplay .'</td>';
             foreach ($value  as $key) {
             echo '<td style="text-align: center">' . $key . '</td>';
             }
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/wasmap.js b/assets/js/sections/wasmap.js
index db705b986..ca6649ef0 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/wasmap.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/wasmap.js
@@ -192,8 +192,22 @@ info.onAdd = function (map) {
 
 // method that we will use to update the control based on feature properties passed
 info.update = function (props) {
-    this._div.innerHTML = '<h4>' + lang_usa_state + '</h4>' +  (props ?
-        '<b>' + props.code + ' - ' + props.name + '</b><br />' : lang_hover_over_a_state);
+	var displayText = '';
+	if (props) {
+		var stateName = props.name;
+		var stateCode = props.code;
+		// Show that DC and MD are combined
+		if (props.code === 'DC') {
+			displayText = '<b>DC (' + lang_inc + ' MD) - ' + stateName + '</b>';
+		} else if (props.code === 'MD') {
+			displayText = '<b>MD (' + lang_inc + ' DC) - ' + stateName + '</b>';
+		} else {
+			displayText = '<b>' + stateCode + ' - ' + stateName + '</b>';
+		}
+	} else {
+		displayText = lang_hover_over_a_state;
+	}
+    this._div.innerHTML = '<h4>' + lang_usa_state + '</h4>' + displayText;
 };
 
 info.addTo(map);
@@ -249,8 +263,10 @@ function createMarker(i) {
 }
 
 function getColor(d) {
-    return 	was[d] == 'C' ? confirmedColor :
-			was[d] == 'W' ? workedColor :
+	// DC is combined with MD for WAS award
+	var stateCode = (d === 'DC') ? 'MD' : d;
+    return 	was[stateCode] == 'C' ? confirmedColor :
+			was[stateCode] == 'W' ? workedColor :
 								unworkedColor;
 }
 
@@ -300,6 +316,10 @@ function onClick(e) {
   zoomToFeature(e);
   var marker = e.target;
   var res = marker.feature.id;
+  // DC is combined with MD - search for MD when clicking DC
+  if (res === 'DC') {
+    res = 'MD';
+  }
   displayContactsOnMap($("#wasmap"), res, $('#band2').val(), 'All', 'All', $('#mode').val(), 'WAS');
 }