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Germantown ZIP codes, Maryland

Germantown, MD has 3 ZIP codes (20874, 20876 and 20875) and area codes 240, 301 and 227. The largest is 20874.

USPS city name
3 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
90,719
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Germantown 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 Germantown uses the ZIP codes above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Germantown in numbers

About 90,719 people live in Germantown, in 31,828 households, the 3rd-largest of Maryland's 527 census places. The median household income is $117,546 a year, 13% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $422,400 (about the same as the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $2,040 a month. The median age is 37.5; 50.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 31 minutes.

Population90,719Germantown90,719
Households31,828Germantown31,828
Median age37.5Germantown37.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$117,546Germantown$117,546Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$422,400Germantown$422,400Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,040Germantown$2,040Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%Germantown50.4%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.8 minGermantown30.8 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density5,326 / sq miGermantown5,326 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Germantown

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Germantown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20874 Germantown , MD Standard 62,738 $115,022 $399,000
20876 Germantown , MD Standard 26,406 $119,731 $487,300
20875 Germantown , MD No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Germantown

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

ZIP codes overlapping Germantown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20841 Boyds , MD Standard 9,969 $184,688 $782,500
20878 Gaithersburg , MD Standard 66,115 $144,313 $715,800
20879 Gaithersburg , MD Standard 25,264 $112,104 $468,100

Map of Germantown ZIP codes

208742087620875

The ZIP codes of Germantown, 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 Germantown

The nearest larger towns are Columbia (104,338 people, 22 mi), Arlington, VA (236,254 people, 22 mi) and Washington, DC (681,294 people, 23 mi).

Towns near Germantown
TownPopulationDistance
Montgomery Village 34,110 3.3 mi
Clarksburg 30,487 3.4 mi
Gaithersburg 69,825 4.1 mi
Flower Hill 13,794 4.3 mi
North Potomac 23,922 5.5 mi
Darnestown 7,051 6.4 mi
Redland 18,665 7.0 mi
Damascus 17,640 7.6 mi
Travilah 11,721 8.0 mi
Poolesville 5,764 8.2 mi
Rockville 67,671 8.5 mi
Lowes Island, VA 11,018 9.9 mi
Olney 35,797 10.5 mi
Cascades, VA 12,357 11.0 mi

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