EPSG systems

EPSG:2856 NAD83(HARN) / Washington South

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: USA - Washington - SPCS83 - S. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:2856
NameNAD83(HARN) / Washington South
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - Washington - SPCS83 - S
United States (USA) - Washington - counties of Adams; Asotin; Benton; Clark; Columbia; Cowlitz; Franklin; Garfield; Grant south of approximately 47°30'N; Grays Harbor; Kittitas; Klickitat; Lewis; Mason; Pacific; Pierce; Skamania; Thurston; Wahkiakum; Walla Walla; Whitman; Yakima.
Bounds W -124,40° · S 45,54° · E -116,91° · N 47,61°
Countries United States
DatumNAD83 (High Accuracy Reference Network)
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4152 — NAD83(HARN)
Unit metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 NAD83(HARN) to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:1901) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin45.333333333333336degree
Longitude of false origin-120.5degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel47.333333333333336degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel45.833333333333336degree
Easting at false origin500000metre
Northing at false origin0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=45.3333333333333 +lon_0=-120.5 +lat_1=47.3333333333333 +lat_2=45.8333333333333 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,0.02579,0.00965,0.01166,0 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:2856.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Washington_South_FIPS_4602",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983_HARN",DATUM["D_North_American_1983_HARN",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-120.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",47.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",45.8333333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",45.3333333333333],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — United States

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.