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Glen Echo ZIP code, Maryland

The ZIP code for Glen Echo, MD is 20812, and its area codes are 240, 301 and 227.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
276
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Glen Echo itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Gaithersburg (8.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Glen Echo uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Glen Echo in numbers

About 276 people live in Glen Echo, in 99 households. The median household income is $213,750 a year, 2.1 times the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,163,500 (2.8 times the Maryland median). The median age is 47.5; 82.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population276Glen Echo276
Households99Glen Echo99
Median age47.5Glen Echo47.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$213,750Glen Echo$213,750Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$1,163,500Glen Echo$1,163,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher82.0%Glen Echo82.0%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.1 minGlen Echo28.1 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,680 / sq miGlen Echo2,680 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Glen Echo

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Glen Echo
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20812 Glen Echo , MD Standard 276 $213,750 $1,163,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Glen Echo

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

ZIP codes overlapping Glen Echo
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20816 Bethesda , MD Standard 18,140 $232,656 $1,217,200

Map of Glen Echo ZIP codes

20812

The ZIP codes of Glen Echo, 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 Glen Echo

The nearest larger towns are Brookmont (3,671 people, 1.2 mi), Cabin John (2,179 people, 1.3 mi) and Bethesda (69,397 people, 1.8 mi).

Towns near Glen Echo
TownPopulationDistance
Brookmont 3,671 1.2 mi
Bethesda 69,397 1.8 mi
Friendship Heights Village 4,002 2.8 mi
Chevy Chase 2,906 3.3 mi
McLean, VA 49,627 3.3 mi
Chevy Chase 9,445 3.9 mi
Potomac 45,902 4.2 mi
North Bethesda 49,677 4.9 mi
Pimmit Hills, VA 6,589 5.1 mi
South Kensington 8,148 5.2 mi
Tysons, VA 28,936 5.7 mi
Falls Church, VA 14,710 6.1 mi
North Kensington 8,954 6.2 mi
Forest Glen 6,840 6.2 mi

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