Preston King Post Office Passport Services
5877 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, Arlington, VA 22205 · (703) 536-5151
About Preston King Post Office
Preston King Post Office is a U.S. passport acceptance facility at 5877 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, Arlington, VA 22205. Staff here are authorised by the U.S. Department of State to verify your identity, witness your signature and accept your application — the in-person step every first-time, child and replacement passport must complete.
Walk-in passport customers are accepted during posted hours, alongside scheduled appointments. Photos are not listed as available here, so bring a compliant photo with you. 18 other acceptance facilities sit within 10 miles, and their appointment availability often differs from this one.
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Preston King Post Office ranks 1st soonest of 19 bookable facilities within 10 miles
No facility within 10 miles currently shows an earlier opening — this is the soonest in-person option nearby.
Live appointment availability near Preston King Post Office
This facility and every other acceptance location within 10 miles, with the next appointment each one currently shows. Availability changes daily — a neighbouring office is often weeks sooner.
19 Facilities Within 10 mi of Arlington
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Applying at Preston King Post Office
You need to come in person for
- First-time adult passports (form DS-11)
- All child passports — both parents or a consent form required
- Lost or stolen passport replacements
Bring with you
- A certified birth certificate or your previous passport
- Photo ID plus a photocopy of it
- One compliant passport photo
- Your application form — completed but not signed
You do not need an appointment for a renewal
If your most recent passport is undamaged, was issued when you were 16 or older, and within the last 15 years, you can renew without visiting Preston King Post Office at all. We handle the paperwork, review every document before submission, and everything moves by FedEx overnight in both directions.
Preston King Post Office Hours
Two different things are listed below. The table shows the scheduled appointment hours recorded for this location; walk-in passport service is offered separately during the window shown beside it. Both close on federal holidays — call ahead to confirm before travelling.
Appointments & walk-ins
Walk-in window: Mon: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM; Fri: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Appointment hours: Tue-Wed: 10:00 AM-11:45 AM; Thu-Fri: 9:00 AM-1:45 PM
Phone: (703) 536-5151
Source: U.S. Postal Service appointment system, checked August 11, 2026.
Travelling before September 9?
Applying at Preston King Post Office puts you in the routine queue. We can have your passport in your hands by August 20, from $199 — no appointment and no facility visit required.
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Booking an appointment at Preston King Post Office?
Tell us where to send it and we’ll email you this facility’s booking link, the exact document checklist for your application type, and an alert the moment an earlier slot opens here or at a closer office. Free, and it takes one field.
No charge, no obligation — you can book directly with USPS from the email. If you’d rather skip the visit entirely, a renewal never needs an appointment at all.
How we source this page
- Facility details (address, phone, services, accessibility) come from the U.S. Department of State acceptance-facility database.
- Appointment availability and walk-in hours come from the U.S. Postal Service scheduling system, re-checked every night. This page was last verified August 11, 2026.
- Government fees and processing times are published by the State Department at travel.state.gov.
- Our own service pricing and turnaround comes from our live price book, so what you see is what you pay today.
PassportsAndVisas.com has been a U.S. Department of State registered passport expediting company since 1992, serving more than 500,000 travellers. We are an independent private service, not a government agency, and we don’t control appointment availability at this facility. Always call ahead to confirm hours before visiting.