Zion Baptist Church
Worship Facility in Washington, DC, DC · 4850 Blagden Ave NW · 20011
At a glance
Zion Baptist Church is a 29,450-square-foot worship facility at 4850 Blagden Ave NW in Washington, DC, built in 1962.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 0 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 29,450 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM19937113:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | 77 | 30.7 kBtu/ft² | 63 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS
DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.
Ownership
TRUSTEE OF ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
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Location
- Address
- 4850 Blagden Ave NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20011
- Coordinates
- 38.95014, -77.03778
Within ~1 km
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How does Zion Baptist Church compare with other worship facility buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 88 worship facility buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide.
At 29,450 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 49,290 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 28 years later than the group's average year built (1934). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Zion Baptist Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Zion Baptist Church, covering report years 2022–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
Which law requires Zion Baptist Church to report its energy use?
Zion Baptist Church reports under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS, the legal basis of Washington, DC's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record dc:PM19937113:2024). DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.
More worship facility buildings in Washington, DC
- IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST)· 29,174 sq ft · score 25 (D)
- Church of the Incarnation· 29,067 sq ft · score 25 (D)
- Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church· 27,950 sq ft
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Deber Hail Kedus Gabriel Cathedral· 27,946 sq ft · score 50 (D)
- Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212)· 27,870 sq ft · score 59 (C)
- St. Alban's Episcopal Church· 27,472 sq ft · EUI 56.2 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zion Baptist Church's energy grade?
Zion Baptist Church did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure.
How much energy does Zion Baptist Church use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2024.
What are Zion Baptist Church's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2024.
Where is Zion Baptist Church?
Zion Baptist Church is at 4850 Blagden Ave NW, in Washington, DC 20011. Its coordinates are 38.95014, -77.03778 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Zion Baptist Church and when was it built?
Zion Baptist Church has 29,450 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Zion Baptist Church covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Zion Baptist Church, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/zion-baptist-church-f0d0b564 (data as of July 9, 2026).