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Hillcrest Heights ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Hillcrest Heights, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 20748 and 20745. Its area codes are 240 and 301.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
16,063
Area codes
240, 301

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Hillcrest Heights itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Brandywine (12.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Hillcrest Heights in numbers

About 16,063 people live in Hillcrest Heights, in 7,144 households. The median household income is $82,785 a year, 20% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $364,000 (13% below the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $1,545 a month. The median age is 43.2; 30.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 37 minutes.

Population16,063Hillcrest Heights16,063
Households7,144Hillcrest Heights7,144
Median age43.2Hillcrest Heights43.2Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$82,785Hillcrest Heights$82,785Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$364,000Hillcrest Heights$364,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,545Hillcrest Heights$1,545Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%Hillcrest Heights30.4%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute37.2 minHillcrest Heights37.2 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density6,459 / sq miHillcrest Heights6,459 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Hillcrest Heights

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

ZIP codes overlapping Hillcrest Heights
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20745 Oxon Hill , MD Standard 28,605 $75,236 $375,700
20748 Temple Hills , MD Standard 40,338 $83,162 $384,300

Map of Hillcrest Heights ZIP codes

2074520748

The ZIP codes of Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest Heights

The nearest larger towns are Glassmanor (16,981 people, 1.4 mi), Suitland (23,793 people, 2.7 mi) and Oxon Hill (17,893 people, 3.3 mi).

Towns near Hillcrest Heights
TownPopulationDistance
Glassmanor 16,981 1.4 mi
Silver Hill 5,193 1.7 mi
Marlow Heights 5,456 1.8 mi
Temple Hills 8,969 2.1 mi
Suitland 23,793 2.7 mi
Forest Heights 2,642 3.2 mi
Oxon Hill 17,893 3.3 mi
Camp Springs 22,544 3.5 mi
Coral Hills 9,756 3.6 mi
National Harbor 4,454 4.2 mi
Capitol Heights 4,020 4.4 mi
District Heights 5,891 4.7 mi
Friendly 11,119 5.3 mi
Washington, DC 681,294 5.3 mi

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