| City: | Washington, District of Columbia |
| City Alias: | Pentagon |
| County: | District Of Columbia County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:52:26 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 202 / 771 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.8711, -77.0279 |
| Quick Link: |
The Pentagon operates under dedicated ZIP code 20301 as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. Although physically located in Arlington County, Virginia, the Pentagon has a Washington, D.C. mailing address for official correspondence. Built during World War II and dedicated in 1943, the Pentagon is the world's second-largest office building with 6.5 million square feet and 17.5 miles of corridors. Approximately 23,000 military and civilian employees work in the five-sided structure. This postal designation has been in place for over two decades.
Postal records show 77 ZIP+4 codes routing to The Pentagon for various defense offices and divisions. Census Business Patterns data shows 20 establishments with 112 employees within this ZIP. The Pentagon hosts 106,000 visitors annually for reservation-only tours. Both Pentagon and Washington are valid mailing cities for this designation. Census demographic data is not available for this ZIP.
| Establishments: | 20 |
| Employment: | 112 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 20301 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 17 business establishments, employing about 102 people with an annual payroll of $6,581,000. 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: | 17Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,784,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,581,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 102Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20301 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 20301, 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 20301 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 February 1, 2026.