Name: Zip Code 20317
Address: Washington

About the neighborhood

Zip Code 20317 offers convenient access to numerous nearby bus lines and supports easy use of public transport. The area features extensive bike lanes and several bike-share stations, promoting convenient and eco-friendly travel options. Daily necessities like general and specialty grocery stores are located nearby, along with a variety of appealing restaurants. Educational institutions including primary and secondary schools are readily reachable from anywhere in the postal code. The neighborhood’s vibrant character includes frequent social activity, wide-ranging entertainment venues, and many nearby bars. Peaceful streets coexist with dynamic urban energy. Several green spaces are found in adjacent postal codes, offering ample outdoor opportunities.

Characteristics

Transportation

Property owners in this area are served with various choices to get around without using a car. This postal code features a reasonably good transit system due to many nearby rapid transit stations with access to the Metrorail Red Line and Metrorail Green Line, and about 30 nearby bus lines. This postal code will also appeal to home buyers who want to reside in a compact area as it is particularly pedestrian-friendly; most daily needs can be met without a car, and innumerable businesses of different types can be found as well. This postal code is a fairly pleasant area for bike riders. More specifically, a bike share station can usually be found close by, and Zip Code 20317 boasts reasonably good bicycling infrastructure.

Services

Home owners will welcome that no matter where their house is located in Zip Code 20317, both primary and secondary schools are nearby. Apart from public schools, there are private elementary and high schools. Regarding food, it is very often an option for home buyers in this area to purchase general and specialty groceries without a car. Additionally, those who are fond of dining out won't have to go far in Zip Code 20317, where over 100 restaurants and around 10 coffee shops can be found. It is also a rather short trip to a good selection of clothing stores.

Character

Zip Code 20317 has a character that appeals to a very diverse group of people. This area has many streets to discover. There are very often a large number of people around, there is a broad selection of entertainment venues, and finding one of the approximately 10 bars is very easy as they are generally situated in very convenient locations. Most areas in Zip Code 20317 are quiet, as noise from the streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue. Reaching parks in the postal code, like Fort Totten Park, is very easy since there are over 50 of them close by for residents to relax in.

Car friendly4.4

Arteries nearby, but traffic congestion and parking problems are possible

Cycling friendly7.4

Suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly9.2

All day-to-day needs are within a few minutes' walk

Transit friendly7.6

Walking distance to rapid transit and frequent bus lines

Restaurants8.8

Wide variety of restaurants within a few minutes’ walk

Groceries8.6

Wide variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk