The Trinidad neighborhood is located in Ward 5 in Northeast Washington, DC.

Bordered to the north by Mount Olivet Cemetery and Ivy City, to the east by the National Arboretum and Bladensburg Road, to the south by Near Northeast and Florida Avenue, and to the west by Gallaudet University, it is a largely residential area with quiet, tree-lined streets and a mix of single-family homes and two-story apartment buildings.

The neighborhood is predominantly African American, historically working class, and is home to a substantial deaf student and faculty population.