Sales tax in District of Columbia
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The District of Columbia state sales tax rate is 6%. Cities, counties and districts add their own on top, so the combined rate depends on where in District of Columbia you are.
All 284 District of Columbia ZIP codes on file land on 6% combined.
State rate from District of Columbia tax rates and revenues, checked Sep 4, 2026.
How exact these figures are
Of 284 ZIP codes in District of Columbia, 57 resolve to a single verified rate for every address inside them.
A ZIP code is a mail route, not a tax boundary. Where one crosses a city or district line, the rate depends on the street address, and no lookup by ZIP code alone can settle it. Enter your ZIP code in the calculator for the closest figure we hold.
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