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20002 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20002 covers Washington, District of Columbia, with a population of about 70,580 and a median household income of $114,482.

Population
70,58013,740 per square mile
Median age
33.75 points below the US average
Median household income
$114,4821.1× the District of Columbia median
Poverty rate
13.6%1.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$612,649down 14.9% in five years
Median rent
$2,1401.1× the District of Columbia median
Degree or higher
69.8%34.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
37.2%27.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,804

Where 20002 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

Population70,580
Median age33.7
Family households38%
Born outside the US8.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.6%
White (non-Hispanic)41.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)40%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Hispanic or Latino8.8%
Veterans3.8%
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$114,482
Income per person$76,750
Poverty rate13.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k11.0%
$100–125k10.8%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k13.6%
$200k or more25.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed38,750
Mean adjusted gross income$110,751
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.9%
Returns, under $25k18.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.2%
Returns, $200k or more12.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$813,700
Median gross rent$2,140
Rent as a share of household income26.8%
Owner-occupied37.2%
Vacant homes10.1%
Median year built1948

What the homes are

Detached house4.3%
Attached house30.8%
2 to 4 units19.2%
5 to 19 units12%
20 or more units33.6%
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$612,649as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 14.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 9.2%
Typical asking rent$2,446as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 13.2%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 32.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$726,434$152,765

$152,765 in 2000 to $612,649 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,446$1,750

$1,750 in 2015 to $2,446 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.8%
High school diploma or higher94.7%
Works from home31.9%
Drives to work alone23.8%
Takes public transport22.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.6%
Health

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

Obesity24% 9.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.5% 9.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.7% 8.6 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%
Depression22.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.1% 12.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis14.3% 10.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking26.4% 10.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.5% 7.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease2.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.7% 3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.4% 3.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70% 8.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.5% 11.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol29.2% 7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.6% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.3% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,804
People employed31,576
Annual payroll$2,420,901,000
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 34.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 28 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss36.1 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 wave86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind62.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide59.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding29.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire29Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding6.2Relatively 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$114,482$106,287$78,538
Income per person$76,750$75,253$43,289
Poverty rate13.6%14.5%12.4%
Median home value$813,700$724,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,140$1,900$1,348
Homeownership37.2%41.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.8%63.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.1%6.5%5.2%
Works from home31.9%29.4%13.5%
Born outside the US8.9%13.3%13.9%
Median age33.734.938.7
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 US2.1 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 supermarket30% 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability15 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20417 Washington, DC1.5 km away
20376 Washington Navy Yard, DC1.6 km away
20404 Washington, DC1.7 km away
20208 Washington, DC2 km away
20540 Washington, DC2.1 km away
20541 Washington, DC2.1 km away
20557 Washington, DC2.1 km away
20559 Washington, DC2.1 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 area5.14 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq mi
Population density13,740 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9024, -76.9901

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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