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Forest Heights ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Forest Heights, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 20745. Its area codes are 240, 301 and 227.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,642
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Forest Heights itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Waldorf (12.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Forest Heights in numbers

About 2,642 people live in Forest Heights, in 811 households. The median household income is $98,734 a year, 5% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $371,700 (11% below the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $1,484 a month. The median age is 39.1; 25.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 33 minutes.

Population2,642Forest Heights2,642
Households811Forest Heights811
Median age39.1Forest Heights39.1Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$98,734Forest Heights$98,734Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$371,700Forest Heights$371,700Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,484Forest Heights$1,484Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%Forest Heights25.4%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute32.5 minForest Heights32.5 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,611 / sq miForest Heights1,611 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Forest Heights

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

ZIP codes overlapping Forest Heights
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20745 Oxon Hill , MD Standard 28,605 $75,236 $375,700

Map of Forest Heights ZIP codes

20745

The ZIP codes of Forest Heights, 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 Forest Heights

The nearest larger towns are National Harbor (4,454 people, 1.4 mi), Glassmanor (16,981 people, 1.8 mi) and Oxon Hill (17,893 people, 2.4 mi).

Towns near Forest Heights
TownPopulationDistance
National Harbor 4,454 1.4 mi
Glassmanor 16,981 1.8 mi
Oxon Hill 17,893 2.4 mi
Belle Haven, VA 6,570 3.1 mi
Hillcrest Heights 16,063 3.2 mi
Temple Hills 8,969 3.4 mi
Huntington, VA 13,502 3.4 mi
Marlow Heights 5,456 3.8 mi
Friendly 11,119 3.9 mi
Alexandria, VA 156,976 4.0 mi
Silver Hill 5,193 4.7 mi
Fort Washington 25,134 5.0 mi
Camp Springs 22,544 5.0 mi
Fort Hunt, VA 16,700 5.3 mi

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