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Dickerson ZIP code, Maryland

The ZIP code for Dickerson, MD is 20842, and its area codes are 240 and 301.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
2,369
Area codes
240, 301

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Dickerson itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Poolesville (5.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Dickerson in numbers

About 2,369 people live in Dickerson, in 802 households. The median household income is $204,013 a year, 97% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $745,800 (78% above the Maryland median).

Population2,369Dickerson2,369
Households802Dickerson802
Median household income$204,013Dickerson$204,013Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$745,800Dickerson$745,800Maryland$419,900US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Dickerson

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Dickerson
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20842 Dickerson , MD Standard 2,369 $204,013 $745,800

Map of Dickerson ZIP codes

20842

The ZIP codes of Dickerson, 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 Dickerson

The nearest larger towns are Poolesville (5,764 people, 4.0 mi), Clarksburg (30,487 people, 8.1 mi) and Point of Rocks (2,462 people, 8.1 mi).

Towns near Dickerson
TownPopulationDistance
Poolesville 5,764 4.0 mi
Clarksburg 30,487 8.1 mi
Germantown 90,719 8.3 mi
Lansdowne, VA 12,328 8.7 mi
Darnestown 7,051 9.5 mi
Urbana 14,260 9.6 mi
University Center, VA 3,923 9.6 mi
Leesburg, VA 49,171 10.1 mi
Countryside, VA 9,661 10.2 mi
Belmont, VA 9,729 10.3 mi
One Loudoun, VA 3,309 10.5 mi
Cascades, VA 12,357 10.6 mi
Lowes Island, VA 11,018 10.9 mi
Montgomery Village 34,110 11.3 mi

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