| City: | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Names to Avoid: | Securities And Exchange Comm |
| County: | District Of Columbia County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:25 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 202 / 771 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.8955, -77.0194 |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission operates under dedicated ZIP code 20549 in Washington, D.C. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Securities Exchange Act on June 6, 1934, creating the SEC in response to financial abuses that contributed to the 1929 stock market crash and subsequent Great Depression. The agency protects investors, maintains fair and efficient markets, and facilitates capital formation. Joseph P. Kennedy served as its first chairman. This postal designation has served the SEC for over two decades.
Located in the Downtown Penn Quarter Chinatown area of Northwest Washington, postal records show an extensive 90 ZIP+4 codes routing to SEC facilities on 5th Street and F Street. Census County Business Patterns reports 10 establishments with 334 employees. Census demographic data is not available for this ZIP. Washington is the valid mailing city for SEC correspondence.
| Establishments: | 10 |
| Employment: | 334 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 20549 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 355 people with an annual payroll of $31,113,000. 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: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $7,893,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $31,113,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 355Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20549 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 20549, 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 20549 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.