Washington, District of Columbia · Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metro
Direct mail postcards, EDDM and print in Washington, DC
Direct mail postcards, EDDM and mailing lists for Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland, from Georgetown to Bethesda, Arlington and Fairfax, printed and mailed for up to 60% less than the big online printers.
- 680,000 residents in the city
- ZIP codes 200–205
- Entered through the Curseen-Morris Processing & Distribution Center
- Marketing Mail 3–5 days locally
What it costs in Washington
The same price in Washington as in every other city
USPS postage is the same per piece to a Washington address as to any other. EDDM row shown with $0.26 EDDM Retail postage; the others with $0.395 Marketing Mail. Every size and quantity is on the pricing page.
Washington is a city of about 680,000 people at the center of a metro of 6.3 million, the most educated and among the most affluent in the country. ZIP codes 200 through 205 cover the District; 220 through 223 cover Northern Virginia and 207 through 209 suburban Maryland. The District itself mixes rowhouse neighborhoods (Capitol Hill, Petworth, Columbia Heights, Brookland) on dense residential routes with apartment corridors along Connecticut and Wisconsin Avenues and the new high-rise districts of Navy Yard and NoMa. The suburbs, from Arlington and Alexandria to Bethesda, Chevy Chase, McLean and Fairfax, carry some of the highest home values in the country.
Washington mails for its own reasons. Advocacy organizations, associations and nonprofits headquartered here mail members and donors nationally; political campaigns and issue groups mail constantly; law firms, consultancies and contractors mail businesses; and the region's real estate agents, home services companies, private schools, medical practices and restaurants mail the suburbs like anywhere else, with a household income to match.
Who mails in Washington?
Nonprofits, associations and advocacy groups, more per capita than anywhere; political campaigns, PACs and issue campaigns; real estate agents farming Chevy Chase, Bethesda, McLean, Arlington and Capitol Hill; home services companies mailing the older housing stock across the metro; private schools and tutoring (a large category here); dental, medical and cosmetic practices; restaurants mailing EDDM in the rowhouse neighborhoods; and the law firms, consultancies and government contractors that mail businesses.
District, Virginia and Maryland
Inside the District, the rowhouse neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park are dense EDDM routes and agent farms; Northwest west of the park is farmed from homeowner lists by value; downtown and the new high-rise districts need building-level lists. Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County are single-family and townhouse suburbs with very high incomes. Montgomery County (Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, Rockville) and Prince George's County mail as suburbs. One mailing can cross all three jurisdictions.
Delivery
Mail for the District is processed at the Curseen-Morris facility; Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland mail through their own facilities. Marketing Mail entered locally typically reaches metro mailboxes in three to five business days; First-Class in one to three.
Neighborhoods and suburbs we mail around Washington
Carrier routes and homeowner lists are available for every part of the metro. The areas below come up most often in Washington campaigns:
- Georgetown
- Capitol Hill
- Dupont Circle
- Chevy Chase
- Cleveland Park
- Petworth
- Navy Yard
- Arlington
- Alexandria
- Bethesda
- Silver Spring
- Fairfax
- McLean
- Rockville
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Answers
Direct mail in Washington: questions people ask
How much does direct mail cost in Washington, DC?
A 6×9 postcard printed and mailed as USPS Marketing Mail costs about $0.58 per piece at 5,000 pieces and an EDDM postcard about $0.40; postage is identical everywhere in the country. Washington-area lists selected by income, homeownership or profession cost about $0.08 to $0.15 per record.
Can you mail DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland in one campaign?
Yes. Routes and lists across the District, Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George's Counties can be included in one mailing and entered together.
Do you mail for nonprofits and associations in Washington?
Yes. Appeal letters with reply devices, newsletters and member mailings at USPS nonprofit rates from $0.185 postage, mailed under your nonprofit authorization through our permit.
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