Which ZIP code in Washington has the highest median household income?

20015 (Washington), at $250,000+, among 22 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

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.

Richest ZIP codes in Washington, DC

These are the 22 ZIP codes in Washington, DC with the highest median household income, out of 22 with at least 1,000 residents. 20015 (Washington, $250,000+), 20004 (Washington, $184,792) and 20016 (Washington, $178,920) 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Washington

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	20015	Washington	$250,000+	15,653	6,337	7,289
2	20004	Washington	$184,792 ±$40,019	1,831	1,274	1,573
3	20016	Washington	$178,920 ±$14,008	32,730	14,294	16,151
4	20003	Washington	$159,846 ±$12,034	37,482	19,858	26,471
5	20009	Washington	$146,664 ±$7,084	50,150	29,210	33,248
6	20007	Washington	$140,996 ±$13,436	24,602	12,027	14,169
7	20001	Washington	$138,059 ±$8,211	44,616	23,868	30,075
8	20008	Washington	$125,212 ±$10,958	29,434	16,818	18,896
9	20012	Washington	$121,418 ±$14,826	17,519	7,155	8,723
10	20002	Washington	$120,337 ±$10,583	72,397	35,515	46,528
11	20005	Washington	$116,724 ±$9,012	13,131	8,667	9,592
12	20010	Washington	$114,126 ±$9,899	31,808	14,376	14,755
13	20037	Washington	$111,153 ±$17,933	13,156	7,579	8,645
14	20011	Washington	$110,309 ±$13,452	67,434	27,774	27,027
15	20024	Washington	$107,411 ±$11,612	15,888	10,097	16,160
16	20017	Washington	$106,300 ±$7,866	21,208	9,037	9,334
17	20036	Washington	$99,832 ±$12,793	4,605	3,885	4,175
18	20018	Washington	$90,639 ±$11,234	19,562	9,021	9,877
19	20019	Washington	$58,296 ±$4,174	63,380	26,254	23,559
20	20020	Washington	$54,032 ±$5,346	53,005	22,943	24,532
21	20032	Washington	$49,139 ±$5,896	40,920	17,651	16,516
22	20006	Washington	$35,011 ±$32,229	1,362	729	924

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 22 of 57 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 70,973 households, on 152 carrier routes with 84,732 residential mailboxes. 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 median household income?: 20015 (Washington), at $250,000+, among 22 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
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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