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20001 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20001 covers Washington, District of Columbia, with a population of about 44,022 and a median household income of $138,730.

Population
44,02221,503 per square mile
Median age
32.85.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$138,7301.3× the District of Columbia median
Poverty rate
12.3%about the US average
Typical home value
$631,734down 10.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,4641.3× the District of Columbia median
Degree or higher
77.7%42.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
33.8%31.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,023

Where 20001 is

Washington, District of Columbia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population44,022
Median age32.8
Family households28.1%
Born outside the US14.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.9%
White (non-Hispanic)47.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)29.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.4%
Hispanic or Latino10.9%
Veterans2.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$138,730
Income per person$92,027
Poverty rate12.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.6%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k5.1%
$75–100k7.6%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k14.5%
$200k or more32.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed25,570
Mean adjusted gross income$120,352
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.2%
Returns, under $25k16.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.0%
Returns, $200k or more14.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$844,500
Median gross rent$2,464
Rent as a share of household income26.8%
Owner-occupied33.8%
Vacant homes10.8%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house4.9%
Attached house18.3%
2 to 4 units12.2%
5 to 19 units9.2%
20 or more units55.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$631,734as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 10.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 7.1%
Typical asking rent$2,659as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 9.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 23.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$716,704$154,336

$154,336 in 2000 to $631,734 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,678$2,091

$2,091 in 2015 to $2,659 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher77.7%
High school diploma or higher94.9%
Works from home34%
Drives to work alone19%
Takes public transport18.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity21.4% 12 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes5.2% 6.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure20.7% 13.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity11.7% 13.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis11.9% 13.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking28.1% 12.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication63.3% 11.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease2.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.6% 5.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.8% 3.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability18% 12.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol27.4% 8.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6% 8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.5% 6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,023
People employed52,968
Annual payroll$5,852,008,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 44.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 24 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.5 out of 100
Community resilience89.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide47.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm20Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire15.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding1.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with District of Columbia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPDistrict of ColumbiaUnited States
Median household income$138,730$106,287$78,538
Income per person$92,027$75,253$43,289
Poverty rate12.3%14.5%12.4%
Median home value$844,500$724,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,464$1,900$1,348
Homeownership33.8%41.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher77.7%63.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%6.5%5.2%
Works from home34%29.4%13.5%
Born outside the US14.6%13.3%13.9%
Median age32.834.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNATL ARBORETUM DC, MD US4.1 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January44.7°F / 27.8°F3.03 in rain, 4.7 in snow
February47.8°F / 29.5°F2.77 in rain, 2.3 in snow
March55.9°F / 36.5°F3.96 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April67.6°F / 46.4°F3.44 in rain
May76.9°F / 56.6°F4.32 in rain
June85.4°F / 66.1°F4.56 in rain
July89.8°F / 70.9°F4.62 in rain
August88.4°F / 68.8°F3.67 in rain
September81.7°F / 61.5°F4.12 in rain
October69.9°F / 49°F4.23 in rain
November58.4°F / 38.9°F3.2 in rain
December49.2°F / 31.9°F3.67 in rain, 1.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket27% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

District of Columbia Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Walkability16.2 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

20060 Washington, DC0.7 km away
20417 Washington, DC1.2 km away
20055 Washington, DC1.2 km away
20536 Washington, DC1.2 km away
20420 Washington, DC1.3 km away
20005 Washington, DC1.3 km away
20548 Washington, DC1.6 km away
20404 Washington, DC1.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

District of Columbia100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.05 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density21,503 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9122, -77.0177

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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