| City: | North Pole, District of Columbia |
| Names to Avoid: | Operation Sc |
| County: | District Of Columbia County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:28:54 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | -- |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.9173, -76.9955 |
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USPS Operation Santa, the postal service's annual holiday program for children's letters to Santa Claus, operates under dedicated ZIP code 88888 with the official address 123 Elf Road, North Pole. The USPS created this special designation in June 2018 to streamline the processing of letters addressed to Santa. While the mailing address reads North Pole, letters actually route to USPS facilities in Washington, D.C. for sorting and publication on the Operation Santa website.
The program traces its origins to 1912, when Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock first authorized local postmasters to open letters addressed to Santa Claus. Since the 1940s, the public has been able to adopt and respond to these letters, fulfilling the holiday wishes of children nationwide. Today, letters postmarked by early December are sorted, read, and posted online with personal information redacted so that volunteer adopters can respond with gifts.
No Census population or ZIP+4 data exists for this fictional address. The memorable ZIP code sequence makes it easy for children to remember. North Pole is the valid mailing city for this whimsical designation.
ZIP Code 88888 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 88888 is located in District Of Columbia County, District of Columbia, within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 47900) and District of Columbia's 98th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 5,582,170 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 88888, and is subdivided into the Washington, DC-MD division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 47900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Washington, DC-MD (CBSA Div 47764)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 5,582,170Source: Census |
| MSA: | Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 98Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 61.40 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | 2018-06Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 88888 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are 2 public school(s) in this ZIP Code, and we have located 3 private school(s). It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.