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20006 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20006 covers Washington, District of Columbia, with a population of about 1,335 and a median household income of $36,019.

Population
1,3353,785 per square mile
Median age
25.413.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$36,01966% below the District of Columbia median
Poverty rate
43.3%30.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$229,825down 16.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,0351.1× the District of Columbia median
Degree or higher
84.5%49.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
8.1%56.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,758

Where 20006 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

Population1,335
Median age25.4
Family households7%
Born outside the US39.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home51.5%
White (non-Hispanic)40.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)39.9%
Hispanic or Latino11.1%
Veterans1.1%
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$36,019
Income per person$37,466
Poverty rate43.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k24.8%
$10–15k7.6%
$15–20k9.8%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k13.5%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k0.5%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k3.4%
$75–100k8.0%
$100–125k4.5%
$125–150k2.5%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more7.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed430
Mean adjusted gross income$161,084
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.3%
Returns, under $25k30.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.3%
Returns, $200k or more9.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$255,700
Median gross rent$2,035
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied8.1%
Vacant homes15.7%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units3.3%
20 or more units96%
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$229,825as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 6.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 16.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 10.6%
Typical asking rent$1,990as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$274,346$217,333

$217,333 in 2012 to $229,825 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12%
Bachelor's degree or higher84.5%
High school diploma or higher97.3%
Works from home18%
Drives to work alone3.8%
Takes public transport8.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.8%
Health

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

Obesity20.1% 13.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes3.1% 8.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure14.3% 19.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.4% 8.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis7.1% 18 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking26.8% 10.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication39.6% 35.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)1.7% 6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year66.6% 10.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening73.9% 12 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.8% 7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.2% 3.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21% 6.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol20.1% 16.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness47.1% 12.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.2% 6.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability5.2% 8.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.3% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,758
People employed42,446
Annual payroll$6,006,448,000
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 95.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92.8 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.

Hurricane95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire22.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding21.3Relatively 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$36,019$106,287$78,538
Income per person$37,466$75,253$43,289
Poverty rate43.3%14.5%12.4%
Median home value$255,700$724,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,035$1,900$1,348
Homeownership8.1%41.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher84.5%63.6%35%
Unemployment rate12%6.5%5.2%
Works from home18%29.4%13.5%
Born outside the US39.8%13.3%13.9%
Median age25.434.938.7
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 stationWASHINGTON REAGAN AP, VA US5.4 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January44.8°F / 30.1°F2.86 in rain, 4.9 in snow
February48.3°F / 31.8°F2.62 in rain, 5 in snow
March56.5°F / 38.6°F3.5 in rain, 2 in snow
April68°F / 48.4°F3.21 in rain
May76.5°F / 58°F3.94 in rain
June85.1°F / 67.5°F4.2 in rain
July89.6°F / 72.4°F4.33 in rain
August87.8°F / 71°F3.25 in rain
September80.7°F / 64.1°F3.93 in rain
October69.4°F / 52.2°F3.66 in rain
November58.2°F / 41.6°F2.91 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December48.8°F / 34.5°F3.41 in rain, 1.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability16.8 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20451 Washington, DC0.1 km away
20431 Washington, DC0.3 km away
20240 Washington, DC0.3 km away
20523 Washington, DC0.3 km away
20456 Washington, DC0.4 km away
20433 Washington, DC0.5 km away
20551 Washington, DC0.5 km away
20052 Washington, DC0.5 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 area0.35 sq mi
Population density3,785 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8964, -77.0447

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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