National Capitol Post Office
National Capitol Post Office is a post office in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on Massachusetts Avenue Northeast. National Capitol Post Office is situated nearby to National Postal Museum, as well as near Union Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: closed - Type: Post office
- Address: 2 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20002
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Postal Museum.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
National Postal Museum
Museum
The National Postal Museum, located in Washington, D.C., is the primary postal museum of the United States. It covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries.
Union Station
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Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's second-busiest station and North America's 13th-busiest railroad station. Union Station is situated 690 feet east of National Capitol Post Office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include NoMa and Capitol Hill.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
Capitol Hill
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Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
East End
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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
National Capitol Post Office
Latitude
38.8979° or 38° 53′ 52″ northLongitude
-77.00857° or 77° 0′ 31″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
87C4VXXR+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 358961575OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=post_officeGeoNames ID
7198621
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