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Washington, D.C., currently has 131 neighborhoods defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. The list of neighborhoods is found at: http://citizenatlas.dc.gov/atlasapps/reportsearch.aspx?category=13&CatTrail=1,13&

Subcategories

• Adams Morgan
• Advisory Neighborhood Commissions
• American University Park
• Anacostia
• Arboretum
• Barney Circle
• Barry Farm
• Benning Ridge
• Bloomingdale
• Brentwood
• Brightwood
• Brookland
• Burleith-Hillandale
• Capitol Hill
• Cardozo-Shaw
• Chevy Chase DC
• Chinatown
• Cleveland Park
• Columbia Heights
• Congress Heights
• Crestwood
• Deanwood
• Downtown
• Dupont Circle
• Eastland Gardens
• Eckington
• Edgewood
• Fairlawn
• Foggy Bottom
• Foxhall
• Friendship Heights
• Garfield Heights
• Georgetown
• Glover Park
• Good Hope
• Hawthorne
• Hill East
• Hillcrest
• Historic Anacostia
• Ivy City
• Kalorama
• Kenilworth
• Kingman Park
• LeDroit Park
• Logan Circle
• Marshall Heights
• McLean Gardens
• Michigan Park
• Mount Pleasant
• Mount Vernon Square
• Navy Yard
• Near Northeast
• NoMa
• Observatory Circle
• Old City
• Palisades
• Park View
• Penn Quarter
• Petworth
• Pleasant Plains
• Randle Highlands
• Shaw
• Shepherd Park
• Skyland
• Southwest-Waterfront
• Spring Valley
• Stanton Park
• Strivers Section
• Takoma
• Tenleytown
• Trinidad
• Truxton Circle
• Washington Highlands
• Waterfront
• West End
• Woodley Park
• Woodridge

Resources in This Category

• 16th Street Historic District

  http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc53.htm
  National Park Service description of architecture and history.

• Blagden Alley-Naylor Court Historic District

  http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc67.htm
  Middle-class residences, churches and small apartment buildings in a variety of Victorian architectural styles dating from the 1860s to the 1890s.

• DC Citizen Atlas Search

  http://atlasplus.dcgis.dc.gov/
  Provides general information and maps of all of Washington, DC's neighborhoods. Part of the District of Columbia's official online geographic information system.

• District Neighborhoods Map

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/specials/theguide/maps/dc_neighborhoods.html
  Map shows the location of DC neighborhoods. From the Washington Post.

• Klingle Road -- Repair Klingle Road

  http://www.repairklingleroad.org/
  Provides information and facts about the street's repair and reopening.

• Massachusetts Avenue Historic District

  http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc44.htm
  Includes buildings fronting on Massachusetts Avenue from 17th St., NW to Observatory Circle. Features a history and a listing of properties of historical significance.

• NeighborhoodInfo DC

  http://www.neighborhoodinfodc.org/
  Demographic maps and statistical data broken down by neighborhood, ward, ZIP code, ANC district, PSA district, or census tract. Resource Center links to other online information on DC's population. Non-profit partnership of the Urban Institute and the Washington DC Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

• The 42

  http://the42bus.blogspot.com/
  Blog featuring community news and events for neighborhoods along the 42 bus route.

• Washington Post: H Street Life

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090700385.html
  Describes street life in stretch of H Street in NE Washington, DC that's known as the Atlas District. Includes restaurant listing.

• Washington, DC: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary

  http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/
  Guide to historic districts and landmarks. Clickable maps lead to descriptions, photos and practical information (location, public access, hours, nearby Metro stops) National Park Service site.

• Wikipedia: Embassy Row, Washington, DC

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_Row
  Article from the online Wikipedia encyclopedia on the informal Embassy Row neighborhood in NW Washington, DC.

• Wikipedia: Judiciary Square, Washington, DC

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_Square
  Article from the online Wikipedia encyclopedia.

• Wikipedia: Sursum Corda Cooperative, Washington, DC

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sursum_Corda_Cooperative
  Article from the online Wikipedia encyclopedia on the Sursum Corda Cooperative neighborhood in NW Washington, DC.

• Yahoo! Groups: Burrville Civic Association

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BurrvilleCivicAssociation/
  Mailing list for residents of Washington DC's Burville neighborhood, located east of the Anacostia River.

• Yahoo! Groups: East of the River

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/east_of_the_river/
  Discussion group about neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. Yahoo! Groups registration required.

• Yahoo! Groups: Forest Hills, DC

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Forest_Hills_DC
  Discussion group for residents to the Forest Hills neighborhood in upper northwest Washington, DC. Yahoo! Groups membership required.

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