| City: | Arlington, Virginia |
| Names to Avoid: | Navy Sea Systems Command |
| County: | Arlington County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:05:08 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 571 / 703 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.8803, -77.1154 |
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ZIP code 22242 serves as a dedicated postal designation for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Crystal City, Arlington County, Virginia. NAVSEA is the largest of the Navy's five system commands, responsible for engineering, building, buying, and maintaining ships and submarines. The command employs over 83,000 military and civilian personnel and manages an annual budget of approximately $33 billion. This unique ZIP designation has been part of the postal system since before 2004.
Located in the Crystal City Shops neighborhood of Arlington on Jefferson Davis Highway, NAVSEA develops and acquires the combat systems, propulsion systems, and platforms that comprise the Navy's fleet. The command is headquartered at the Washington Navy Yard. Two ZIP+4 codes serve this location. Arlington serves as the valid mailing city for this dedicated postal designation.
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 22242 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 22242 is located in Arlington County, Virginia, within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 47900) and Virginia's 8th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 5,582,170 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 22242, and is subdivided into the Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV 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: | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV (CBSA Div 11694)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: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 149.24 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5103000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Arlington CDP; VirginiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 22242 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.