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.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 46 feet (14 metres)
  • …is operated by Smithsonian Institute
  • …stands 71 feet (22 metres) tall
  • …has 6 floors
  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM–5:30 PM
    December 25: closed
  • Description: museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
  • Address: 2 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20002
  • Also known as
    “NPM”
    “Smithsonian National Postal Museum”
    “United States National Postal Museum”

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include NoMa and Chinatown.
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , located in Ward 6 of the city.
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Neighborhood
's is a small, historic area…
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is a venerable neighborhood just east…

National Postal Museum

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Latitude
38.89806° or 38° 53′ 53″ north
Longitude
-77.00809° or 77° 0′ 29″ west
Open location code
87C4VXXR+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 67100670
Open­Street­Map feature
building = yes
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.
المتحف البريدي الوطنيArabic
Ազգային փոստային թանգարանArmenian
Milli Poçt muzeyiAzerbaijani
史密森尼國家郵政博物館Chinese
史密森尼國家郵政館Chinese
國家郵政博物館Chinese
美国邮政博物馆Chinese
美國國家郵政博物館Chinese
美國郵政博物館Chinese
National Postal MuseumDanish
National Postal MuseumDutch
Nacia Poŝta MuzeoEsperanto
NPMEsperanto
National Postal MuseumFrench
National Postal MuseumGerman
מוזיאון הדואר הלאומיHebrew
Museum Pos NasionalIndonesian
Museo postale nazionaleItalian
National Postal MuseumItalian
スミソニアン国立郵便博物館Japanese
国立郵便博物館Japanese
国立郵便博物館 (アメリカ合衆国)Japanese
국립우편박물관Korean
موزه ملی پستیPersian
Национальный почтовый музейRussian
Nacionalni poštni muzejSlovenian
National Postal MuseumSlovenian
Museo Postal NacionalSpanish
Museo Postal Nacional (Washington)Spanish
Ulusal Posta MüzesiTurkish
Ulusal Posta Müzesi (ABD)Turkish
Національний поштовий музей СШАUkrainian
نیشنل پوسٹل میوزیمUrdu
نیشنل پوسٹل میوزیمWestern Panjabi

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