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5200 block of Colorado Ave NW

Between Ingraham St and 14th St, in 16th Street Heights. Single-member district 4E03.

On this block

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Trash pickupWednesdayDPW residential collection
Recycling pickupWednesday
Leaf collectionNot yet this seasonZone 4B. We have not reached your section yet. Each section will receive two weekends’ notice of when to rake your leaves to the tree box or curb. Please check back on Friday for an update on our collection schedule.
Street sweepingSee the posted signsDC doesn’t publish a current block-by-block schedule; residential sweeping runs March to October.
Snow emergency routeNo
ParkingEast side: Zone 4 residential permit parkingWest side: Zone 4 residential permit parking
Zoned elementary schoolLewis
Zoned middle schoolMacFarland
Zoned high schoolRoosevelt
ANC commissionerMaria Barry4E03, ANC 4E · ANC site
Speed limit20 mph
PavementPoorDDOT condition rating, inspected 2022
Nearest MetroGeorgia Ave-Petworth2.2 km away as the crow flies
Nearest bus stop14 St NW & Jefferson St NWStop 1002592, 80 m away · live arrivals
Nearest bikeshareColorado Ave & Longfellow St NW280 m away

Where

← 5000 block · 5500 block → of Colorado Ave

What’s happening here

Building permits, last 30 days

  • 5242 Colorado Ave NW: electrical, plumbing & mechanical Oct 15

Sources: DDOT Roadway Blocks (Open Data DC) · DPW trash collection days (Open Data DC) · DPW recycling collection days (Open Data DC) · DPW leaf collection zones and progress · DCPS school attendance zones, SY2025-26 onward (Open Data DC) · DCPS school locations (Open Data DC) · DDOT parking blockfaces: RPP zones and meters (Open Data DC). Collection days and school zones are matched at the middle of the block; check the official source before relying on them.