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20016 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20016 covers Washington, District of Columbia, with a population of about 31,668 and a median household income of $179,107.

Population
31,6687,146 per square mile
Median age
42.94.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$179,1071.7× the District of Columbia median
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,103,092up 5.8% in five years
Median rent
$2,1051.1× the District of Columbia median
Degree or higher
87.8%52.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
64.6%about the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
969

Where 20016 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

Population31,668
Median age42.9
Family households51.6%
Born outside the US18.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.9%
White (non-Hispanic)75.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.7%
Hispanic or Latino8.1%
Veterans3.9%
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$179,107
Income per person$121,173
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k0.5%
$50–60k2.5%
$60–75k5.5%
$75–100k6.6%
$100–125k8.2%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k11.4%
$200k or more45.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,930
Mean adjusted gross income$384,355
Returns declaring $200,000 or more35.8%
Returns, under $25k16.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.3%
Returns, $200k or more35.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,206,200
Median gross rent$2,105
Rent as a share of household income29.2%
Owner-occupied64.6%
Vacant homes10%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house37.6%
Attached house6%
2 to 4 units2.3%
5 to 19 units9.3%
20 or more units44.8%
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$1,103,092as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 38.7%
Typical asking rent$2,843as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 16.3%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 30.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,126,291$334,039

$334,039 in 2000 to $1,103,092 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$2,930$2,183

$2,183 in 2016 to $2,843 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher87.8%
High school diploma or higher98.7%
Works from home35.8%
Drives to work alone36.9%
Takes public transport14.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.5%
Health

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

Obesity17.9% 15.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes5.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.4% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.3% 9.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health8.5% 11.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity10.1% 15.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking24.1% 8.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74% 0.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.2% 3.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist78.8% 17.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability18% 12.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.3% 7.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.9% 11.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.3% 10 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.4% 8.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.8% 7.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.7% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26% 10.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.8% 8.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.6% 3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments969
People employed19,113
Annual payroll$1,427,597,000
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 17.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.3 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 wave84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire30.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding12.5Relatively 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$179,107$106,287$78,538
Income per person$121,173$75,253$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%14.5%12.4%
Median home value$1,206,200$724,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,105$1,900$1,348
Homeownership64.6%41.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher87.8%63.6%35%
Unemployment rate4%6.5%5.2%
Works from home35.8%29.4%13.5%
Born outside the US18.4%13.3%13.9%
Median age42.934.938.7
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 stationDALECARLIA RSVR, MD US2.4 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year6 in

Average high and low by month

January42.9°F / 25.5°F3.32 in rain, 2.9 in snow
February46.4°F / 27.3°F3.24 in rain, 1.4 in snow
March54.8°F / 33.5°F4.15 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April67.6°F / 43.6°F3.53 in rain
May75.7°F / 53.7°F4.44 in rain
June84°F / 62.8°F4.24 in rain
July88.2°F / 68°F5.11 in rain
August86.2°F / 66.3°F4.42 in rain
September79.4°F / 59.2°F4.54 in rain
October68°F / 46.8°F4.4 in rain
November56.4°F / 36.4°F3.32 in rain
December46.9°F / 29.6°F3.81 in rain, 0.8 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 supermarket43% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket46% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability14.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20008 Washington, DC2.3 km away
20007 Washington, DC2.8 km away
20816 Bethesda, MD3.4 km away
20015 Washington, DC3.5 km away
20235 Washington, DC3.5 km away
20252 Washington, DC3.7 km away
20022 Washington, DC4.4 km away
20440 Washington, DC4.4 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 area4.43 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq mi
Population density7,146 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9381, -77.0860

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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