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500 block of 13th St NW

Between E St NW / Pennsylvania Ave and F St, in Chinatown. Single-member district 2C03.

On this block

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Trash pickupNot on DPW's route mapDPW residential collection
Recycling pickupNot on DPW's route map
Leaf collectionNot yet this seasonZone 2A. The first pass for leaf collection in Section A in Wards 1-8 is underway.
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 2 residential permit parking; meters 07:00AM-06:30PM Sat-Sat, $2.30 120,09:30AM-04:00PM Mon-Fri $2.30 120,06:30PM-10:00PM Mon-Sat $2.30, 210-minute limitWest side: Zone 2 residential permit parking
Zoned elementary schoolThomson
Zoned middle schoolSchool Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
Zoned high schoolCardozo
Speed limitNot recorded
PavementExcellentDDOT condition rating, inspected 2023
Nearest MetroGallery Pl-Chinatown690 m away as the crow flies
Nearest bus stopF St NW & 13 St NWStop 1001042, 70 m away · live arrivals
Nearest bikeshareMetro Center / 12th & G St NW230 m away

Where

← 400 block · 600 block → of 13th St

What’s happening here

Building permits, last 30 days

  • 555 13th St NW: renovation & repair Oct 22
  • 555 13th St NW: electrical, plumbing & mechanical Oct 21
  • 555 13th St NW: electrical, plumbing & mechanical Oct 16
  • 555 13th St NW: electrical, plumbing & mechanical Oct 15
  • 555 13th St NW: electrical, plumbing & mechanical Oct 15
  • 555 13th St 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.