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20037 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20037 covers Washington, District of Columbia, with a population of about 12,441 and a median household income of $98,917.

Population
12,44116,993 per square mile
Median age
31.37.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$98,9177% below the District of Columbia median
Poverty rate
17.9%5.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$541,724down 8.8% in five years
Median rent
$2,4201.3× the District of Columbia median
Degree or higher
89.8%54.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
35%30 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
693

Where 20037 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

Population12,441
Median age31.3
Family households20.8%
Born outside the US27.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home31.4%
White (non-Hispanic)62.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.2%
Hispanic or Latino13.5%
Veterans4.3%
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$98,917
Income per person$86,281
Poverty rate17.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k13.3%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k1.3%
$60–75k4.5%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k6.1%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more25.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,460
Mean adjusted gross income$170,357
Returns declaring $200,000 or more20%
Returns, under $25k16.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.5%
Returns, $200k or more20.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$743,700
Median gross rent$2,420
Rent as a share of household income31.3%
Owner-occupied35%
Vacant homes17.3%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house0.3%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units3.4%
20 or more units90.6%
Mobile home0.4%
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$541,724as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 8.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 0.5%
Typical asking rent$2,843as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 16.6%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 19.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$594,113$195,092

$195,092 in 2000 to $541,724 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$2,882$2,379

$2,379 in 2016 to $2,843 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher89.8%
High school diploma or higher98.6%
Works from home38.7%
Drives to work alone10.3%
Takes public transport11.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.6%
Health

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

Obesity17.5% 15.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes4.6% 7.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure19.3% 14.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health9.2% 11.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity11% 14.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis12.8% 12.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking26.3% 10.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication65.3% 9.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below 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 year72.1% 4.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.8% 3.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.1% 11.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.7% 3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.5% 7.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability5.7% 8.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.3% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments693
People employed21,259
Annual payroll$2,656,929,000
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 70.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.6 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.

Hurricane87.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding46.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire30.7Very 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$98,917$106,287$78,538
Income per person$86,281$75,253$43,289
Poverty rate17.9%14.5%12.4%
Median home value$743,700$724,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,420$1,900$1,348
Homeownership35%41.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher89.8%63.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%6.5%5.2%
Works from home38.7%29.4%13.5%
Born outside the US27.1%13.3%13.9%
Median age31.334.938.7
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 US6.1 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 supermarket21% 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability17.2 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20027 Washington, DC0.1 km away
20437 Washington, DC0.2 km away
20427 Washington, DC0.3 km away
20052 Washington, DC0.3 km away
20586 Washington, DC0.3 km away
20063 Washington, DC0.5 km away
20203 Washington, DC0.5 km away
20526 Washington, DC0.6 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 area0.73 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq mi
Population density16,993 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9014, -77.0504

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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