Best Places20059, DC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20059, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
20059 ranks 7,222nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 20059
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
20059's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20059 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
Where 20059 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,143 a month, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
Who lives in 20059
20059 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 20059.
Who works in 20059, and how
Work in 20059 centers on education and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 16%
- Work from home 42%
- Transit, walk, or bike 41%
Life in 20059
The coast is about 27 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 20059, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 20059, month by month
20059 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 20059
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 5 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
20059 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 20059 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 20059
Is 20059 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20059 ranks 7,222nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, cell coverage, and a strong job market, and lowest on childcare costs and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 20059 safe?
20059 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,010 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 20059?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 30. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of zip codes.
Compare 20059 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20059. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20059 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
20059 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20059: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20059: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20059: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20059: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20059 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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