| City: | Reston, Virginia |
| City Alias: | Herndon |
| Names to Avoid: | Sprint |
| County: | Fairfax County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 4:07:02 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 703 / 571 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.9628, -77.3372 |
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ZIP code 20196 was assigned to Sprint Corporation's regional operations in Reston, Virginia. The USPS established this unique designation in October 2008 for the telecommunications company's correspondence needs in the Northern Virginia technology corridor. Sprint, once the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the United States, merged with T-Mobile in April 2020, creating one of the nation's largest wireless networks.
Located in Reston, Fairfax County, approximately 20 miles from Washington, D.C., this ZIP routes through a single delivery code. Both Reston and Herndon serve as valid mailing cities. Census County Business Patterns reports 5 establishments with 75 employees at this designation, reflecting continued commercial activity despite the Sprint brand's discontinuation. Census demographic data is not available for this commercial-only designation.
| Establishments: | 5 |
| Employment: | 75 |
ZIP Code 20196 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2023), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 80 people with an annual payroll of $4,947,000.
| # 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: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,604,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,947,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 80Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20196 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 20196, 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: | 5166672Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Reston CDP; VirginiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 20196 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 December 1, 2025.