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500 block of Indiana Ave NW

Between 5th St NW / D St and 6th 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 6A. 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
ParkingNorth side: Zone 2 residential permit parking; meters 07:00AM-06:30PM Mon-Sat, $2 120,06:30PM-10:00PM Mon-Sat $2, 210-minute limitSouth side: Zone 2 residential permit parking
Zoned elementary schoolWalker-Jones
Zoned middle schoolWalker-Jones
Zoned high schoolDunbar
Speed limitNot recorded
PavementPoorDDOT condition rating, inspected 2023
Nearest MetroArchives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter240 m away as the crow flies
Nearest bus stop7 St NW & Pennsylvania Av NWStop 1000928, 250 m away · live arrivals
Nearest bikeshare6th St & Indiana Ave NW50 m away

Where

← 300 block · 600 block → of Indiana Ave

What’s happening here

Building permits, last 30 days

  • 500 Indiana Ave NW: electrical, plumbing & mechanical Oct 28
  • 500 Indiana Ave NW: electrical, plumbing & mechanical Oct 18
  • 500 Indiana Ave NW: electrical, plumbing & mechanical Oct 18

Notable trees

  • Willow oak, 46 in across

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.