Office of High Energy Physics

Address & Directions for OHEP

Effective August 5, 2002 all regular U.S. postal mail for DOE Headquarters should be directed to:

SC-25/Germantown Building
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20585-1290

Federal Express and other rapid mail such as DHL, Airborne Express, etc. should use the following address:

19901 Germantown Road
Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290
Phone: 301-903-3624
Fax: 301-903-2597

DOE Headquarters in Germantown, MD is located 30 miles northwest of downtown Washington, D.C. off Rt. 270

U.S. Department of Energy
19901 Germantown Road
Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290


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Click on the airport name for more information:

From Washington Dulles International Airport: Take the Dulles Access Road (no toll, but it's parallel to the Dulles Toll Road, Rt.267) to 495 N. Take 495 N to 270 N. Stay on 270 - N to exit 15B (~15 miles). At second light make a left into the DOE complex. Check in at the front desk (North Entrance).

From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Take the George Washington Parkway N to 495 N (or you can take 66 W to 495 N). Take 495 N to 270 N. Stay on 270 N to exit 15B (~15 miles). At second light make a left into the DOE complex. Check in at the front desk (North Entrance).

From BWI (Baltimore/Washington International )Airport: Take 95 (or the Baltimore-Washington Parkway) S to 495 W.  Take 495 W to 270 N.  Stay on 270 N to exit 15B (~15 miles).  At second light make a left into the DOE complex.  Check in at the front desk (North Entrance).