| City: | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Names to Avoid: | Fed Emer Mngt Agncy |
| County: | District Of Columbia County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:09:45 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 202 / 771 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.8855, -77.0188 |
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ZIP code 20472 serves the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), located at 500 C Street SW in the Southwest Employment Area of Washington. FEMA was created on April 1, 1979, through Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, consolidating federal disaster response functions into a single agency.
As an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA coordinates the federal response to disasters that overwhelm local and state resources. The agency employs more than 20,000 people nationwide and operates through its Washington headquarters, ten regional offices across the country, and various field offices, warehouses, and staging areas. The FEMA administrator reports directly to the DHS Secretary and has direct access to the President during disaster response periods.
| Establishments: | 4 |
| Employment: | 52 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 20472 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 6 people with an annual payroll of $850,000. 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: | $258,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $850,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 6Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20472 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 20472, 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 20472 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 January 1, 2026.