| City: | Arlington, Virginia |
| Names to Avoid: | US Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| County: | Arlington County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:34:23 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 571 / 703 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.8862, -77.0952 |
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ZIP code 22246 serves as a dedicated postal designation for US Unmanned Aerial Vehicles operations in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia. This designation was established in January 2007 during a period of rapid expansion in military drone programs following increased use in the Global War on Terror. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs became increasingly important to defense operations during the 2000s, with multiple Navy and defense programs operating in the Arlington area. This unique ZIP designation has been part of the postal system since before 2004.
Located in the Nauck neighborhood of Arlington, this designation handled correspondence for UAV-related defense programs. The single ZIP+4 code on file indicates a focused mail operation. As UAV technology has matured, these programs have been integrated into broader naval aviation and systems commands. Arlington serves as the valid mailing city for this dedicated postal designation.
ZIP Code 22246 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 22246 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 6,263,796 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 22246, 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: | 6,263,796Source: 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 22246 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.