Zonta divides the world into districts; each club is a member of a district as well as a member of Zonta International. Districts are further subdivided into areas. Each district conducts a conference at least once per biennium and area meetings or workshops at least annually. The district is administered by a board consisting of an elected district governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and one or more area directors, and a secretary and parliamentarian who are appointed by the governor.

District 3 comprises portions of New York (including New York City and Long Island), all of New Jersey, part of Pennsylvania, and all of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

There are 34 clubs in the district, aggregating close to 1,000 individual members.

• Area 1 consists of seven clubs:
  Peconic Bay, Greater Queens, Long Island, New Rochelle, New York, Suffolk County Area, Westchester.
  
• Area 2 consists nine clubs:
  Essex County, Greater Somerset Area, Monmouth County, Morristown Area, Ocean County Area, Passaic-Clifton, Greater Wayne, Northern Valley, Trenton/Mercer.
  
• Area 3 consists of nine clubs:
  Annapolis, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Cumberland County, Delaware Valley, Frederick, Harrisburg-Hershey, Howard County, Tri-County Area.
  
• Area 4 consists of nine clubs:
  Arlington Area, Charles County Area, Fairfax County, Hampton Roads, Loudoun County, Montgomery County, Prince Georges County, Prince William County, Washington, DC.