Hottest ZIP codes for real estate investors in Washington DC

Washington DC has 57 residential ZIP codes, of which 13 qualify for ranking by investor purchases per 100 single-family homes (12 months ending 2026-06-03, public-record counts, compiled 2026-07-05). The hottest ZIP in Washington DC is 20019 in District of Columbia, with 96 recorded investor purchases — 0.9 per 100 homes. Data by HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

The hottest ZIPs for investors in Washington DC

13 of 57 Washington DC ZIPs qualify for ranking — by recorded investor purchases per 100 single-family homes, 12 months ending 2026-06-03. Counted from public property records; here's exactly how.

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	20019	District of Columbia	96	0.9	30%	2.9%
2	20032	District of Columbia	29	0.8	26%	3.1%
3	20007	District of Columbia	46	0.8	16%	5.0%
4	20011	District of Columbia	97	0.7	20%	3.5%
5	20020	District of Columbia	50	0.7	26%	2.6%
6	20010	District of Columbia	19	0.6	19%	3.1%
7	20018	District of Columbia	28	0.6	18%	3.2%
8	20002	District of Columbia	59	0.6	14%	4.1%
9	20001	District of Columbia	22	0.6	12%	4.9%
10	20016	District of Columbia	35	0.5	14%	3.7%
11	20017	District of Columbia	25	0.5	13%	3.8%
12	20003	District of Columbia	22	0.4	9%	5.1%
13	20015	District of Columbia	21	0.4	10%	4.3%

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