| City: | Washington, District of Columbia |
| City Alias: | Pentagon |
| County: | District Of Columbia County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:49:54 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 202 / 771 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.8713, -77.0555 |
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ZIP code 20050 serves Washington, DC with an alternate name designation for Pentagon. This is a PO Box-only ZIP with no residential population or street delivery infrastructure.
The post office operates exclusively for box service. With zero recorded population and no households, this ZIP functions as an administrative designation. The facility code indicates standard post office operations, though the classification shows this as a pure PO Box zone. There's no land area measured and no street delivery routes exist. The absence of ZIP+4 street records confirms that all mail goes to boxes rather than physical addresses.
No street delivery exists in this ZIP code. All mail goes to PO Boxes at the designated facility.
ZIP Code 20050 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 70 people with an annual payroll of $3,958,000.
| # 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: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $765,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,958,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 70Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20050 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 20050, 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: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1150000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Washington city; District of ColumbiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 20050 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. 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.