| City: | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Names to Avoid: | National Park Service |
| County: | District Of Columbia County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:52:10 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 202 / 771 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.8771, -77.0345 |
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The National Park Service's National Capital Region operates under dedicated ZIP code 20242 in Washington, D.C. Established in 1916, the NPS manages over 400 parks nationwide, and its National Capital Region oversees iconic sites including the National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, and Washington Monument. The regional headquarters at 1100 Ohio Drive SW coordinates operations for parks across the Washington metropolitan area. This postal designation has served the agency for over two decades.
Postal records identify 10 ZIP+4 codes routing mail to Park Service facilities on Ohio Drive, Anacostia Drive, Beach Drive, and New York Avenue. The 1.64-square-mile service area in Southwest Washington encompasses administrative offices that manage roughly 80,000 acres of parkland in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Census demographic data is not available for this ZIP, consistent with its federal administrative function. Washington is the valid mailing city for this designation.
| Establishments: | 5 |
| Employment: | 39 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 20242 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 38 people with an annual payroll of $1,516,000. 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: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $358,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,516,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 38Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20242 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 20242, 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 20242 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.