| City: | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Names to Avoid: | Dept Hlth Human Serv |
| County: | District Of Columbia County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:51:39 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 202 / 771 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.8874, -77.0136 |
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal government's principal agency for protecting American health and providing essential human services, operates under dedicated ZIP code 20201 in Washington, D.C. HHS headquarters is located in the Hubert H. Humphrey Building at 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., a Brutalist structure designed by architect Marcel Breuer and completed in 1976. The building was named in honor of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey in 1977.
Postal records identify 8 delivery points across the HHS campus, with buildings on Independence Avenue and C Street within the Southwest Employment Area. The HHS SW Complex includes the Humphrey Building, Wilbur J. Cohen Building, and Mary E. Switzer Building. Census County Business Patterns reports 17 establishments with 208 employees at this ZIP. This boundary-defined designation covers 0.05 square miles. Washington serves as the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 17 |
| Employment: | 208 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 20201 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 15 business establishments, employing about 153 people with an annual payroll of $7,841,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 16Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 15Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,093,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $7,841,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 153Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20201 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 20201, 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 20201 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 March 1, 2026.