| City: | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Names to Avoid: | Veterans Admin |
| County: | District Of Columbia County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:53:09 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 202 / 771 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.9008, -77.0357 |
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office operates under dedicated ZIP code 20420 in Washington, D.C. The VA is a cabinet-level department providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military veterans through 170 medical centers and outpatient clinics, along with disability compensation, education assistance, home loans, and life insurance. Originally established as the Veterans' Administration in 1930, it became a cabinet department in 1989.
This unique postal designation has served VA headquarters for over two decades. Occupying a 0.01-square-mile footprint at 810 Vermont Avenue NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, the historic building was completed in 1918 and sits across from Lafayette Park near the White House. Census Business Patterns reports 27 employees across 5 establishments at this administrative location. Postal records identify 2 ZIP+4 codes routing correspondence to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Washington is the only valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 5 |
| Employment: | 27 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 20420 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 28 people with an annual payroll of $1,912,000. 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: | $477,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,912,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 28Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20420 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 20420, 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 20420 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.