| City: | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Names to Avoid: | US Bureau Of Customs |
| County: | District Of Columbia County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:06:12 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 202 / 771 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.8854, -77.0229 |
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the successor to the U.S. Bureau of Customs, operates under dedicated ZIP code 20229 in Washington, D.C. CBP is the largest law enforcement agency in the United States, with more than 60,000 employees protecting American borders, facilitating lawful trade and travel, and enforcing hundreds of trade laws. The agency moved from the Treasury Department to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.
With 119 ZIP+4 codes on file, this represents one of the larger federal agency postal operations. This boundary-defined designation covers 0.01 square miles in the Southwest Employment Area. Census County Business Patterns reports 3 establishments with 316 employees at this ZIP. This long-established designation has served customs operations for over two decades. Washington serves as the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 3 |
| Employment: | 316 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
ZIP Code 20229 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 178 people with an annual payroll of $8,596,000. 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: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,486,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $8,596,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 178Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20229 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 6,263,796 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 20229, 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: | 6,263,796Source: 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 20229 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are 0 public schools with a nearby mailing address, but we have located 5 public schools nearby. There are however 1 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.