# Washington DC business license lookup — every license of a business on one record

> Look up 129,361 businesses in the DC Basic Business License file by name: every active license, its end date, ward and business district.

## Washington DC business licenses, business by business

Type a business or trade name. 129,361 businesses in the District's Basic Business License file of October 1, 2026. No sole proprietors.

Hiring a contractor or opening an account? A [dated license report ($19)](/report.md) — or [a whole list checked](/pro.md).

### What this is

To operate in the District of Columbia, a business needs a Basic Business License for each activity: restaurant, general contractor, cigarette sales, parking facility. The District publishes one row per license. This site groups them by business: one record with every active license, its end date, the ward and the business improvement district.

### Who uses it

- **Customers and property owners** — is this contractor licensed in DC, and until when?
- **Suppliers and lenders** — the licensed businesses of one activity or one district.
- **Business owners** — your own record and its end dates.

### What it is not

Not the District government, and not a license. Sole proprietors, individual licenses (salespersons) and one- or two-family and short-term rentals are left out of this site. Corporate registration (good standing) is another record, kept by the same department.

### Browse

- [Cities](/city.md) — 172
- [Types](/type.md) — 89
- [First issued since July 2026](/new.md) — 560
- [Adams Morgan BID](/district/adams-morgan-bid.md) — 300
- [Anacostia BID](/district/anacostia-bid.md) — 216
- [Capitol Hill BID](/district/capitol-hill-bid.md) — 598
- [Downtown BID](/district/downtown-bid.md) — 1,842
- [Dupont Circle BID](/district/dupont-circle-bid.md) — 246
- [Friendship Heights BID](/district/friendship-heights-bid.md) — 97
- [Georgetown BID](/district/georgetown-bid.md) — 480
- [Golden Triangle BID](/district/golden-triangle-bid.md) — 1,591
- [Mount Vernon Triangle CID](/district/mount-vernon-triangle-cid.md) — 134
- [Navy Yard BID](/district/navy-yard-bid.md) — 635
- [NoMa BID](/district/noma-bid.md) — 399
- [Soul of the City BID](/district/soul-of-the-city-bid.md) — 304
- [Southwest BID](/district/southwest-bid.md) — 328

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Página: https://dc-business-license-records.pages.dev/
Fonte: https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/85bf98d3915f412c8a4de706f2d13513
Recolha: 2026-10-01