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Boyds ZIP code, Maryland

The ZIP code for Boyds, MD is 20841, and its area codes are 240, 301 and 227.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
9,969
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Boyds itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Gaithersburg (6.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Boyds in numbers

About 9,969 people live in Boyds, in 2,919 households. The median household income is $184,688 a year, 78% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $782,500 (86% above the Maryland median).

Population9,969Boyds9,969
Households2,919Boyds2,919
Median household income$184,688Boyds$184,688Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$782,500Boyds$782,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Boyds. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Boyds

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Boyds
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20841 Boyds , MD Standard 9,969 $184,688 $782,500

Map of Boyds ZIP codes

20841

The ZIP codes of Boyds, 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 Boyds

The nearest larger towns are Germantown (90,719 people, 3.2 mi), Clarksburg (30,487 people, 4.1 mi) and Montgomery Village (34,110 people, 6.3 mi).

Towns near Boyds
TownPopulationDistance
Germantown 90,719 3.2 mi
Clarksburg 30,487 4.1 mi
Poolesville 5,764 5.5 mi
Montgomery Village 34,110 6.3 mi
Darnestown 7,051 6.5 mi
Gaithersburg 69,825 7.2 mi
North Potomac 23,922 7.4 mi
Flower Hill 13,794 7.5 mi
Damascus 17,640 9.1 mi
Travilah 11,721 9.3 mi
Lowes Island, VA 11,018 9.3 mi
Cascades, VA 12,357 9.9 mi
Urbana 14,260 10.0 mi
Redland 18,665 10.1 mi

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