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1200 block of Independence Ave SE

Between 12th St and 13th St SE / Kentucky Ave, in Capitol Hill. Single-member district 6B06.

On this block

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Trash pickupMonday/ThursdayDPW residential collection
Recycling pickupMonday
Leaf collectionNot yet this seasonZone 6B. We have not reached your section yet. Each section will receive two weekends’ notice of when to rake your leaves to the tree box or curb. Please check back on Friday for an update on our collection schedule.
Street sweepingSee the posted signsDC doesn’t publish a current block-by-block schedule; residential sweeping runs March to October.
Snow emergency routeNo
ParkingSouth side: Zone 6 residential permit parkingNorth side: Zone 6 residential permit parking
Zoned elementary schoolPayne
Zoned middle schoolEliot-Hine
Zoned high schoolEastern
ANC commissionerAnna Krebs6B06, ANC 6B · ANC site
Speed limit25 mph
PavementExcellentDDOT condition rating, inspected 2023
Nearest MetroEastern Market670 m away as the crow flies
Nearest bus stopMassachusets Av SE & 13 St SEStop 1000756, 170 m away · live arrivals
Nearest bikeshare11th & C St SE270 m away

Where

← 1100 block · 1300 block → of Independence Ave

What’s happening here

Nothing recorded on this block in the last month: no building permits, recent sales, 311 requests or curb permits.

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.