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20036 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20036 covers Washington, District of Columbia, with a population of about 4,635 and a median household income of $105,800.

Population
4,63514,277 per square mile
Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$105,800about the District of Columbia median
Poverty rate
9.6%2.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$363,886down 6.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,3011.2× the District of Columbia median
Degree or higher
95.3%60.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
42.8%22.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,464

Where 20036 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

Population4,635
Median age35.2
Family households11.7%
Born outside the US16.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.1%
White (non-Hispanic)67.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)16.8%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Veterans1.5%
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$105,800
Income per person$119,699
Poverty rate9.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.4%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k0.4%
$35–40k0.4%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k2.7%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k18.6%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k9.4%
$200k or more24.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,580
Mean adjusted gross income$154,446
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.2%
Returns, under $25k12.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k17.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.7%
Returns, $200k or more11.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$442,400
Median gross rent$2,301
Rent as a share of household income29.9%
Owner-occupied42.8%
Vacant homes13.6%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house0.3%
Attached house5.4%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units5.5%
20 or more units85.4%
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$363,886as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 6.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 0.4%
Typical asking rent$2,644as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 19.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$389,782$114,920

$114,920 in 2000 to $363,886 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$2,644$2,203

$2,203 in 2017 to $2,644 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher95.3%
High school diploma or higher99.8%
Works from home27.4%
Drives to work alone8.2%
Takes public transport26.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.5%
Health

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

Obesity18% 15.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes3.9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5% 8.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure17.6% 16.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health7% 13.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity8.4% 17 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis11.1% 14 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking29.2% 13.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication62.1% 12.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease2.2% 4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.8% 9.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.8% 15.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability14.3% 16.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.8% 7 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 disability2.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol27.7% 8.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.9% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability3.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability4% 10 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)6.1% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.2% 8.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.1% 3.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,464
People employed59,912
Annual payroll$6,964,216,000
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 67% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.2 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.

Hurricane88.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave88.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather74.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide48.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave48.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire14.4Very 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$105,800$106,287$78,538
Income per person$119,699$75,253$43,289
Poverty rate9.6%14.5%12.4%
Median home value$442,400$724,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,301$1,900$1,348
Homeownership42.8%41.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher95.3%63.6%35%
Unemployment rate0.7%6.5%5.2%
Works from home27.4%29.4%13.5%
Born outside the US16.9%13.3%13.9%
Median age35.234.938.7
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 US6.2 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 supermarket17% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Walkability15.4 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20579 Washington, DC0.6 km away
20063 Washington, DC0.6 km away
20203 Washington, DC0.6 km away
20440 Washington, DC0.7 km away
20526 Washington, DC0.7 km away
20527 Washington, DC0.8 km away
20586 Washington, DC0.9 km away
20437 Washington, DC0.9 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 area0.32 sq mi
Population density14,277 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9087, -77.0414

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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