Locksmith help in Foggy Bottom and the West End

01 Street level

Narrow houses, big apartment blocks, a semester calendar

The historic district's rowhouses are narrow, often only one room wide, with small front doors that open straight onto the sidewalk. Many are rented to students or staff of George Washington University, and owners rekey at every changeover because they rarely know how many copies went around.

The West End and the blocks around Washington Circle are mostly mid-rise and high-rise apartment buildings, some with doormen, some with keypads. Unit doors and storage cages are the usual reason to call.

Bicycles matter here as well. Students and staff lock bikes in building cages and on street racks, and a lost U-lock key is a small but regular request; a locksmith can usually open or cut the lock once you show it is yours. To the east, 20006 is office territory around Farragut Square and Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House: suites, file rooms and desks rather than front doors.

03 ZIPs covered

ZIP codes in the Foggy Bottom & West End hub