Eckington (Washington, D.C.)

Eckington
Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Houses in Eckington (2013)
Eckington within the District of Columbia
Coordinates: 38°54′55″N 77°00′06″W / 38.9153°N 77.0017°W / 38.9153; -77.0017
Country	United States
District	Washington, D.C.
Ward	Ward 5
Government
• Councilmember	Zachary Parker

Eckington is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., located south of the Prospect Hill and Glenwood Cemeteries. Eckington is less than one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Howard University and exactly one mile north of the United States Capitol. Eckington is also the home of the District of Columbia office of Sirius XM Radio.

Eckington is bordered by:

• Rhode Island Avenue and the Edgewood neighborhood to the north
• North Capitol Street and the Bloomingdale neighborhood to the west
• Florida Avenue and the Truxton Circle and NoMa neighborhoods to the south and
• The Metro rail Red Line and the Metro's Brentwood Yard to the east

The closest metro stations serving Eckington are NoMa–Gallaudet U Station, located south of Eckington, and Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood Station, located northeast of Eckington.