Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA ZCTA5 Shapefiles

Summary

This directory contains ZCTA5 (ZIP Code Tabulation Area) shapefiles for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Files

dc_msa_zips.shp - Main shapefile (8.7 MB)
dc_msa_zips.dbf - Attribute database (272 KB)
dc_msa_zips.shx - Shapefile index (3.3 KB)
dc_msa_zips.prj - Projection information (167 B)
dc_msa_zips.cpg - Character encoding (5 B)

Data Details

Source: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles (2023)
Geographic Level: ZCTA5 (5-digit ZIP Code Tabulation Areas)
MSA: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
CBSA Code: 47900
Coordinate Reference System: EPSG:4269 (NAD83 Geographic)
Total Features: 411 ZIP codes
Data Year: 2023

MSA Composition

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA includes the following jurisdictions:

Maryland

Calvert County (24009)
Charles County (24017)
Frederick County (24021)
Montgomery County (24031)
Prince George's County (24033)

Virginia

Arlington County (51013)
Fairfax County (51059)
Loudoun County (51107)
Prince William County (51153)
Alexandria city (51510)
Fairfax city (51600)
Falls Church city (51610)
Manassas city (51683)
Manassas Park city (51685)

Complete List of ZIP Codes (411 total)

17214, 17320, 17325, 20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20005, 20006, 20007, 20008, 20009, 20010, 20011, 20012, 20015, 20016, 20017, 20018, 20019, 20020, 20024, 20032, 20036, 20037, 20045, 20052, 20057, 20059, 20064, 20105, 20106, 20109, 20110, 20111, 20112, 20115, 20117, 20119, 20120, 20121, 20124, 20129, 20130, 20132, 20135, 20136, 20137, 20141, 20143, 20144, 20147, 20148, 20151, 20152, 20155, 20158, 20164, 20165, 20166, 20169, 20170, 20171, 20175, 20176, 20180, 20181, 20184, 20186, 20187, 20190, 20191, 20194, 20197, 20198, 20204, 20220, 20230, 20240, 20245, 20250, 20260, 20317, 20319, 20373, 20388, 20390, 20408, 20415, 20418, 20422, 20427, 20431, 20510, 20515, 20520, 20530, 20535, 20540, 20542, 20551, 20560, 20565, 20566, 20591, 20601, 20602, 20603, 20607, 20608, 20611, 20612, 20613, 20616, 20617, 20618, 20622, 20623, 20625, 20632, 20637, 20639, 20640, 20645, 20646, 20658, 20659, 20661, 20662, 20664, 20675, 20677, 20678, 20693, 20695, 20705, 20706, 20707, 20708, 20710, 20711, 20712, 20715, 20716, 20720, 20721, 20722, 20723, 20724, 20735, 20736, 20737, 20740, 20742, 20743, 20744, 20745, 20746, 20747, 20748, 20754, 20759, 20762, 20769, 20770, 20771, 20772, 20774, 20776, 20777, 20781, 20782, 20783, 20784, 20785, 20812, 20814, 20815, 20816, 20817, 20818, 20832, 20833, 20837, 20838, 20839, 20841, 20842, 20850, 20851, 20852, 20853, 20854, 20855, 20860, 20861, 20862, 20866, 20868, 20871, 20872, 20874, 20876, 20877, 20878, 20879, 20880, 20882, 20886, 20889, 20892, 20894, 20895, 20896, 20899, 20901, 20902, 20903, 20904, 20905, 20906, 20910, 20912, 21029, 21035, 21036, 21054, 21113, 21114, 21701, 21702, 21703, 21704, 21705, 21710, 21713, 21714, 21716, 21717, 21718, 21719, 21727, 21737, 21740, 21742, 21754, 21755, 21757, 21758, 21762, 21769, 21770, 21771, 21773, 21774, 21776, 21777, 21778, 21779, 21780, 21782, 21783, 21787, 21788, 21790, 21791, 21793, 21797, 21798, 22003, 22015, 22025, 22026, 22027, 22030, 22031, 22032, 22033, 22035, 22039, 22041, 22042, 22043, 22044, 22046, 22060, 22066, 22079, 22101, 22102, 22124, 22125, 22134, 22150, 22151, 22152, 22153, 22172, 22180, 22181, 22182, 22191, 22192, 22193, 22201, 22202, 22203, 22204, 22205, 22206, 22207, 22209, 22211, 22213, 22214, 22301, 22302, 22303, 22304, 22305, 22306, 22307, 22308, 22309, 22310, 22311, 22312, 22314, 22315, 22401, 22405, 22406, 22407, 22408, 22443, 22448, 22485, 22508, 22520, 22534, 22546, 22551, 22553, 22554, 22556, 22567, 22580, 22602, 22610, 22611, 22620, 22623, 22624, 22627, 22630, 22639, 22640, 22642, 22643, 22645, 22646, 22650, 22652, 22655, 22656, 22657, 22663, 22701, 22712, 22713, 22714, 22716, 22718, 22719, 22720, 22724, 22726, 22728, 22729, 22733, 22734, 22735, 22736, 22737, 22740, 22741, 22742, 22743, 22746, 22747, 22749, 22835, 22948, 22960, 22989, 23015, 23024, 23093, 23117, 25404, 25405, 25413, 25414, 25425, 25428, 25430, 25432, 25438, 25442, 25443, 25446

Notable ZIP Code Ranges

20001-20020: Central Washington DC
20024-20099: Federal facilities and government buildings in DC
20105-20198: Northern Virginia suburbs (Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William counties)
20601-20695: Southern Maryland (Calvert and Charles counties)
20705-20785: Prince George's County, MD
20812-20912: Montgomery County, MD
21029-21114: Anne Arundel County, MD (partial)
21701-21798: Frederick County, MD
22003-22315: Northern Virginia (Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax)
22401-22580: Fredericksburg area, VA (fringe)
22602-22749: Shenandoah Valley, VA (fringe)
22835-22989: Western Virginia (fringe)
23015-23117: Central Virginia (fringe)
25404-25446: Eastern Panhandle, WV (Jefferson County)

Processing Details

The shapefile was created by:

Downloading the national ZCTA5 shapefile from the Census Bureau (TIGER/Line 2023)
Downloading the CBSA (Core Based Statistical Area) boundaries
Filtering to the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (CBSA code 47900)
Performing a spatial intersection to identify all ZIP codes that intersect the MSA boundary
Exporting the result as a consolidated shapefile set

Usage Notes

ZCTA5 boundaries are statistical areas created by the Census Bureau and may not exactly match USPS ZIP code service areas
Some ZIP codes may extend beyond the MSA boundary if they intersect it
The shapefile uses the NAD83 geographic coordinate system (EPSG:4269)
To use in most web mapping applications, consider reprojecting to Web Mercator (EPSG:3857) or WGS84 (EPSG:4326)