ZIP Code 20579

20579 is one of District of Columbia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Washington, District of Columbia.

City
Washington
District
District of Columbia
State
District of Columbia
Prefix
205xx

Where this code sits

20579 is part of the 205xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Washington is served by 271 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the district each falls in, is on the Washington page.

Washington District of Columbia ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 20579 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 20579

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 20579.
ZIP codeDistanceDelivers to
ZIP code 200630.1 miWashington, DC
ZIP code 202030.1 miWashington, DC
ZIP code 205260.2 miWashington, DC
ZIP code 205860.2 miWashington, DC
ZIP code 204270.2 miWashington, DC
ZIP code 204370.2 miWashington, DC
ZIP code 205030.3 miWashington, DC
ZIP code 204330.3 miWashington, DC

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 20579, plotted from its record coordinates.
  • Reference points and footprint
  • Not an official NANPA boundary
  • Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 20579. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.