| City: | Herndon, Virginia |
| City Alias: | Reston |
| Names to Avoid: | Hundon, US Geological Survey |
| County: | Fairfax County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:05:34 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 571 / 703 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.9468, -77.3650 |
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS), the federal science agency that studies natural hazards, ecosystems, water, energy, and mineral resources, operates its national headquarters under dedicated ZIP code 20192 in Reston, Virginia. The USGS National Center, officially named the John Wesley Powell Federal Building, has served as agency headquarters since 1974. The distinctive eight-pointed star-shaped building was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill on a 105-acre wooded campus.
Postal records identify deliveries to the US Geological Survey and the Interior Federal Credit Union on Sunrise Valley Drive. Both Herndon and Reston serve as valid mailing cities for this designation. The USPS added the agency alias in June 2012. Census County Business Patterns reports 7 establishments with 66 employees at this ZIP. Census demographic data is not available for this federal campus designation.
| Establishments: | 7 |
| Employment: | 66 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 20192 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 59 people with an annual payroll of $6,427,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,450Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,635,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,427,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 59Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20192 is located in Fairfax County, Virginia, within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 47900) and Virginia's 11st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 6,263,796 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 20192, and is subdivided into the Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV 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: | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV (CBSA Div 11694)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 6,263,796Source: Census |
| MSA: | Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 11Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 185.09 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5136648Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Herndon town; VirginiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 20192 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 January 1, 2026.