It is written Washington, D.C. with comma and periods. Except when it's used as a postal address. Although the U.S. Postal Service is very good about making things work, the "official" recommendation is that no periods, commas or other punctuation marks are used in postal addresses.
Government. Politically, Southeast includes most of Ward 8, as well as much of Ward 6 and Ward 7.
ZIP Code 20032, District of Columbia (ZIP Code)
To receive your GWorld card you must live in the Foggy Bottom community in zip codes 20037 or 20006.
If a state only had one area code, it got one with a 0 in the middle, hence D.C.'s (202), Virginia's (703), Maryland's (301), Delaware's (302) and so on. States with more than one area code got a 1 in the middle; California started with (213), (415) and (916), for example.
Place Data:
| County/District: | Washington, D.C. |
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| State: | Washington, D.C. |
| Associated Zip Code: | 20059 |
Washington, DC, isn't a state; it's a district. DC stands for District of Columbia. Congress established the federal district in 1790 to serve as the nation's capital, from land belonging to the states of Maryland and Virginia.
Zip Code 20001 DescriptionZip Code 20001 is located in the state of District Of Columbia in the Washington D.C. metro area. Zip code 20001 is primarily located in District of Columbia County. The official US Postal Service name for 20001 is WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia.
ZIP Code 20001
| Post Office City: | Washington, DC (View All Cities) |
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| County: | District of Columbia |
| Timezone: | Eastern (7:02am) |
| Area code: | 202 (Area Code Map) |
| Coordinates: | 38.91, -77.02 ZIP (~2 mile radius) |
The 202 area code serves the District of Columbia. The new 771 area code will be superimposed over the entire geographic area currently served by the existing 202 area code.
Facts & Figures: Zip codes
| Secretary of Defense | 20301 |
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| Joint Chiefs of Staff | 20318 |
| United States Army | 20310 |
| United States Air Force | 20330 |
| United States Navy | 20350 |
Zip Codes in Maryland 2021
| Zip Code | City | County |
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| 20902 | Silver Spring | Montgomery County |
| 21206 | Baltimore | Baltimore City County |
| 21224 | Baltimore | Baltimore City County |
| 20854 | Potomac | Montgomery County |
The two codes are essentially the same in their purpose, but the term Zip code is mainly used in the USA; Postal Code is commonly used in other countries.
