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Potomac Heights ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Potomac Heights, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 20640. Its area codes are 240 and 301.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,351
Area codes
240, 301

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Potomac Heights itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Indian Head (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Potomac Heights in numbers

About 1,351 people live in Potomac Heights, in 682 households. The median household income is $71,786 a year, 31% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,800 (72% below the Maryland median). The median age is 51.4; 24.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 32 minutes.

Population1,351Potomac Heights1,351
Households682Potomac Heights682
Median age51.4Potomac Heights51.4Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$71,786Potomac Heights$71,786Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$115,800Potomac Heights$115,800Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%Potomac Heights24.2%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute32.1 minPotomac Heights32.1 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,259 / sq miPotomac Heights1,259 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Potomac Heights

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

ZIP codes overlapping Potomac Heights
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20640 Indian Head , MD Standard 10,685 $100,593 $324,600

Map of Potomac Heights ZIP codes

20640

The ZIP codes of Potomac 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 Potomac Heights

The nearest larger towns are Indian Head (4,055 people, 1.3 mi), Bryans Road (9,371 people, 2.2 mi) and Mason Neck, VA (2,039 people, 4.2 mi).

Towns near Potomac Heights
TownPopulationDistance
Indian Head 4,055 1.3 mi
Bryans Road 9,371 2.2 mi
Bensville 15,848 7.0 mi
Woodbridge, VA 43,945 7.2 mi
Fort Belvoir, VA 8,449 8.0 mi
Mount Vernon, VA 13,122 8.1 mi
Leesylvania, VA 21,632 8.2 mi
Lorton, VA 20,991 8.3 mi
Cherry Hill, VA 26,044 8.6 mi
Accokeek 14,362 8.9 mi
Woodlawn, VA 21,194 9.4 mi
Laurel Hill, VA 7,450 9.5 mi
La Plata 10,683 9.6 mi
Potomac Mills, VA 5,741 9.8 mi

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