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20011 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20011 covers Washington, District of Columbia, with a population of about 66,951 and a median household income of $108,377.

Population
66,95112,484 per square mile
Median age
37.61.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$108,377about the District of Columbia median
Poverty rate
10.1%2.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$617,490down 12.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,63614% below the District of Columbia median
Degree or higher
54.7%19.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
53.9%11.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
854

Where 20011 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

Population66,951
Median age37.6
Family households55.3%
Born outside the US21.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home30%
White (non-Hispanic)19.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)50.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino22.9%
Veterans4.1%
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$108,377
Income per person$59,301
Poverty rate10.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k10.9%
$200k or more25.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed36,260
Mean adjusted gross income$87,543
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.8%
Returns, under $25k25.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more9.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$722,200
Median gross rent$1,636
Rent as a share of household income27.7%
Owner-occupied53.9%
Vacant homes7.6%
Median year built1946

What the homes are

Detached house13%
Attached house36.8%
2 to 4 units8.4%
5 to 19 units14.6%
20 or more units27.3%
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$617,490as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 12.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 20.2%
Typical asking rent$2,302as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 19.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 47.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$731,068$163,945

$163,945 in 2000 to $617,490 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$2,302$1,565

$1,565 in 2016 to $2,302 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.7%
High school diploma or higher90%
Works from home29.5%
Drives to work alone36.3%
Takes public transport21%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.5%
Health

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

Obesity26.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.3% 5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.3% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.2% 2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.8% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.5% 7.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.8% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.7% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments854
People employed9,619
Annual payroll$462,933,000
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 22% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 22 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss19.2 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 wave91Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide59.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave52.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding19.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire15.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm9.4Relatively Low 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$108,377$106,287$78,538
Income per person$59,301$75,253$43,289
Poverty rate10.1%14.5%12.4%
Median home value$722,200$724,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,636$1,900$1,348
Homeownership53.9%41.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.7%63.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.3%6.5%5.2%
Works from home29.5%29.4%13.5%
Born outside the US21.4%13.3%13.9%
Median age37.634.938.7
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 US6.1 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 supermarket15% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability13.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20542 Washington, DC1.4 km away
20022 Washington, DC1.6 km away
20317 Washington, DC1.9 km away
20010 Washington, DC2.4 km away
20012 Washington, DC2.7 km away
20017 Washington, DC2.8 km away
20252 Washington, DC2.8 km away
20064 Washington, DC2.9 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 area5.36 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density12,484 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9518, -77.0203

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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