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Bethesda ZIP codes, Maryland

Bethesda, MD has 11 ZIP codes, from 20810 to 20894, and area codes 240, 301 and 227. The largest are 20817, 20814 and 20816.

USPS city name
11 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
69,397
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Bethesda itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Gaithersburg (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Bethesda uses the ZIP codes above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Bethesda in numbers

About 69,397 people live in Bethesda, in 27,937 households, the 10th-largest of Maryland's 527 census places. The median household income is $192,237 a year, 85% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,169,900 (2.8 times the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $2,469 a month. The median age is 42.8; 87.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population69,397Bethesda69,397
Households27,937Bethesda27,937
Median age42.8Bethesda42.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$192,237Bethesda$192,237Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$1,169,900Bethesda$1,169,900Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,469Bethesda$2,469Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher87.1%Bethesda87.1%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.7 minBethesda27.7 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density5,233 / sq miBethesda5,233 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Bethesda CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Bethesda

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Bethesda
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20817 Bethesda , MD Standard 37,454 $249,332 $1,183,600
20814 Bethesda , MD Standard 32,795 $150,996 $989,600
20816 Bethesda , MD Standard 18,140 $232,656 $1,217,200
20810 Bethesda , MD No street area — — —
20811 Bethesda , MD No street area — — —
20813 Bethesda , MD No street area — — —
20824 Bethesda , MD No street area — — —
20827 Bethesda , MD No street area — — —
20889 Bethesda , MD Standard 584 — —
20892 Bethesda , MD Standard 0 — —
20894 Bethesda , MD Standard 0 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Bethesda

These ZIP codes cover part of Bethesda but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Bethesda
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20815 Chevy Chase , MD Standard 30,505 $194,971 $1,294,200

Map of Bethesda ZIP codes

2081720814208162081020811208132082420827208892089220894

The ZIP codes of Bethesda, MD, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Bethesda

The nearest larger towns are Silver Spring (81,462 people, 5.4 mi), Arlington, VA (236,254 people, 7.6 mi) and Washington, DC (681,294 people, 7.9 mi).

Towns near Bethesda
TownPopulationDistance
Chevy Chase 2,906 1.9 mi
Friendship Heights Village 4,002 2.3 mi
Chevy Chase 9,445 2.4 mi
Brookmont 3,671 2.4 mi
North Bethesda 49,677 3.4 mi
South Kensington 8,148 3.4 mi
North Kensington 8,954 4.4 mi
Potomac 45,902 4.4 mi
Forest Glen 6,840 4.5 mi
McLean, VA 49,627 5.0 mi
Silver Spring 81,462 5.4 mi
Wheaton 52,926 5.4 mi
Takoma Park 17,632 6.3 mi
Four Corners 8,150 6.3 mi

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