We are a hacker space located in Washington, DC. HacDC members improve the world by creatively rethinking technology. We break, build, and occasionally abuse technology in the pursuit of greater knowledge about how it works and repurposing it to build new things. Our shop is located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of the District of Columbia.
If you're new here, you should start by looking at our public web site at hacdc.org and our discord . Our Wiki is mostly for internal organization, but you're welcome to look through to get a sense of what we work on (and consider joining yourself!). We invite you to subscribe to our Blabber public discussion mailing list. If you've already joined and are a new member, please visit our On-Boarding page to join the communications channels, get access to the space, hold an event/class, vote on new equipment (or make suggestions), and more!
HacDC is located at 1525 Newton St NW, Washington, DC 20010-3103. We are a tenant of Saint Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church. Accessibility notes. Enter the church building through the red doors on the west-facing (toward 16th Street) side. The ICBM coordinates of these doors is about 38.933545° latitude, -77.035908° longitude.If the red church doors are locked, ring our phone at 202-556-HACK (202-556-4225) send a message in #let-me-in on the Discord and someone in the space can come open the door for you.
Metrorail: Green/Yellow line - Columbia Heights stop - 14th & Irving
take the S2 (16th Street Line) to 16th & Newton St. NW
or take H8 (Park Road–Brookland Line), H1 (Brookland–Potomac Park Line), or H2,3,4 (Crosstown Line) to 14th & Irving Sts. NW
or take 42 (Mount Pleasant Line) to Lamont & Mount Pleasant Sts. NW
the nearest Capital Bikeshare stations are at Lamont & Mt. Pleasant NW (a 6-minute walk to the space from the southwest) and Park Rd & Holmead Pl NW (a 9-minute walk to the space from the southeast)
Washington Area Bicyclist Association
parking in the lot on the property is restricted to permit holders only
on-street parking in the neighborhood is usually available and free on evenings and weekends
a nearby parking garage is more expensive but also more reliably available
To our space: Go all the way up the stairs and press the HacDC button on the call box to be buzzed in through the doors on your left. Turn right; HacDC will be at the end of the hallway, through the door on last double doors on the right. Come on in! HacDC has a fridge stocked with sodas, along with a microwave, a sink, and of course wi-fi.
To the auditorium: Turn left (ascending a short stairway) and proceed through the guard's office.
To the sanctuary: Turn right (descending a short stairway).