National Postal Museum

The National Postal Museum, located in , is the primary postal museum in the United States. It covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries.
postalmuseum.si.edu
+1 202 633 5555
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  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM–5:30 PM
    December 25th: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
  • Also known as: “NPM”, “Smithsonian National Postal Museum”, “United States National Postal Museum”, “スミソニアン国立郵便博物館”, “史密森尼國家郵政博物館”, “史密森尼國家郵政館”, and “美國國家郵政博物館”
  • Address: 2 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: National Mall and Union Station.

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The , a national park, is a famous…

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Washington , known locally as Union… is situated 570 feet east of National Postal Museum.

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The , often called the Capitol… is situated 3,000 feet south of National Postal Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include NoMa and Chinatown.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of , located in Ward 6 of the city.

Neighborhood
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's is a small, historic area…

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is a venerable neighborhood just east…

National Postal Museum

Latitude
38.89806° or 38° 53′ 53″ north
Longitude
-77.00809° or 77° 0′ 29″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Levels
6
Height
71 feet (22 metres)
Operator
Smithsonian Institute
Open location code
87C4VXXR+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 67100670
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4139758
Wiki­data ID
Q144900
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“National Postal Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف البريدي الوطني”
  • Armenian: “Ազգային փոստային թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Milli Poçt muzeyi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Milli Poçt Muzeyi”
  • Chinese: “國家郵政博物館”
  • Chinese: “美国邮政博物馆”
  • Chinese: “美國郵政博物館”
  • Danish: “National Postal Museum”
  • Dutch: “National Postal Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Poŝta Muzeo”
  • French: “National Postal Museum”
  • German: “National Postal Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון הדואר הלאומי”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Pos Nasional”
  • Italian: “Museo postale nazionale”
  • Japanese: “国立郵便博物館 (アメリカ合衆国)”
  • Japanese: “国立郵便博物館”
  • Korean: “국립우편박물관”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی پستی”
  • Russian: “Национальный почтовый музей”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni poštni muzej”
  • Spanish: “Museo Postal Nacional (Washington)”
  • Spanish: “Museo Postal Nacional”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Posta Müzesi (ABD)”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Posta Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний поштовий музей США”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل پوسٹل میوزیم”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیشنل پوسٹل میوزیم”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: NoMa and Capitol Hill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Union Station and Union Station Metro Station.

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