| City: | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Names to Avoid: | Bureau Of Prisons |
| County: | District Of Columbia County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:54:04 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 202 / 771 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.8942, -77.0129 |
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons operates under dedicated ZIP code 20534 in Washington, D.C. Established in 1930, the BOP is a federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Justice responsible for operating the federal prison system. The bureau oversees more than 120 institutions housing approximately 150,000 federal inmates. This postal designation has served BOP headquarters for over two decades.
Located in the Downtown Penn Quarter Chinatown area of Northwest Washington, the 0.01-square-mile boundary encompasses the Bureau of Prisons facility on Indiana Avenue. Postal records show 4 ZIP+4 codes routing to BOP headquarters. Census demographic data is not available for this ZIP, consistent with its government office function. Washington is the valid mailing city for BOP correspondence.
| Establishments: | 3 |
| Employment: | 28 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 20534 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 30 people with an annual payroll of $1,329,000. 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: | $318,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,329,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 30Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20534 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 20534, 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 20534 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.