| City: | Capitol Heights, Maryland |
| City Alias: | Capitol Hgts |
| Names to Avoid: | Washington Ndc |
| County: | Prince Georges County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:17:34 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 227 / 240 / 301 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.8807, -76.8536 |
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The USPS Washington Network Distribution Center operates under dedicated ZIP code 20799 near Largo in Prince Georges County. Network Distribution Centers (NDCs) are the largest USPS processing facilities, handling bulk mail transfers between regional processing centers across the country. The Washington NDC serves as a critical logistics hub for the national capital region, sorting and dispatching mail to and from the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. This postal designation has served the facility for over two decades.
As a large-scale logistics operation rather than a customer service location, the NDC operates no individual delivery codes or building directories. Valid mailing cities include Capitol Heights and Capitol Hgts. Census demographic data is not available, consistent with industrial postal operations without residential population.
ZIP Code 20799 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20799 is located in Prince Georges County, Maryland, within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 47900). This Metro area has a population of 6,263,796 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 20799, 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: | No DistrictsSource: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2413000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Capitol Heights town; MarylandSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 20799 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.