ZIP codes with the most new movers in Washington, DC

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Washington, DC with the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year, out of 26 with at least 1,000 residents. 20052 (Washington, 76.8%), 20059 (Washington, 71.7%) and 20057 (Washington, 59.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Washington; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Washington

RankZIPMailing cityMoved in the past yearResidentsHouseholdsResidential mailboxes
120052Washington76.8%2,73082—
220059Washington71.7%1,3380—
320057Washington59.0%3,2290—
420006Washington58.6%1,362729924
520064Washington46.9%1,4420—
620037Washington41.6%13,1567,5798,645
720036Washington34.8%4,6053,8854,175
820003Washington30.3%37,48219,85826,471
920005Washington26.3%13,1318,6679,592
1020001Washington26.0%44,61623,86830,075
1120004Washington23.4%1,8311,2741,573
1220009Washington22.8%50,15029,21033,248
1320002Washington22.7%72,39735,51546,528
1420007Washington21.7%24,60212,02714,169
1520010Washington21.3%31,80814,37614,755
1620024Washington21.3%15,88810,09716,160
1720016Washington19.8%32,73014,29416,151
1820032Washington17.2%40,92017,65116,516
1920008Washington17.1%29,43416,81818,896
2020017Washington16.3%21,2089,0379,334
2120018Washington16.2%19,5629,0219,877
2220015Washington14.5%15,6536,3377,289
2320011Washington12.6%67,43427,77427,027
2420020Washington11.9%53,00522,94324,532
2520012Washington11.5%17,5197,1558,723

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 26 of 57 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

New residents are still choosing a dentist, a gym, a pizza place and a lawn service. ZIP codes with high turnover give a welcome offer more people to work on each year.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 811 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Washington has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?
20052 (Washington), at 76.8%, among 26 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?
Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?
ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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