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Fairwood ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Fairwood, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 20715 and 20720. Its area codes are 443, 667 and 410.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
7,526
Area codes
443, 667, 410

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Fairwood itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Crofton (3.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Fairwood in numbers

About 7,526 people live in Fairwood, in 2,497 households. The median household income is $181,458 a year, 75% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $713,700 (70% above the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $3,435 a month. The median age is 40.6; 71.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 39 minutes.

Population7,526Fairwood7,526
Households2,497Fairwood2,497
Median age40.6Fairwood40.6Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$181,458Fairwood$181,458Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$713,700Fairwood$713,700Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,435Fairwood$3,435Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.7%Fairwood71.7%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute39.2 minFairwood39.2 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,206 / sq miFairwood2,206 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Fairwood

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

ZIP codes overlapping Fairwood
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20715 Bowie , MD Standard 26,915 $143,732 $452,600
20720 Bowie , MD Standard 25,015 $158,997 $564,600

Map of Fairwood ZIP codes

2071520720

The ZIP codes of Fairwood, 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 Fairwood

The nearest larger towns are Bowie (57,926 people, 2.0 mi), Mitchellville (11,359 people, 2.1 mi) and Glenn Dale (13,772 people, 2.4 mi).

Towns near Fairwood
TownPopulationDistance
Bowie 57,926 2.0 mi
Mitchellville 11,359 2.1 mi
Woodmore 4,613 2.2 mi
Glenn Dale 13,772 2.4 mi
Lanham 11,433 3.4 mi
Springdale 5,226 3.9 mi
Lake Arbor 14,335 4.2 mi
Seabrook 18,317 4.4 mi
Kettering 14,014 4.6 mi
Glenarden 6,344 4.7 mi
New Carrollton 13,564 5.5 mi
Largo 12,229 5.9 mi
Summerfield 15,065 6.0 mi
Landover 24,514 6.3 mi

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