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Wheaton ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Wheaton, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 4 ZIP codes cover it: 20906, 20902, 20853 and 20895. Its area codes are 240, 301 and 227.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
4 more
Population
52,926
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Wheaton itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Gaithersburg (3.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Wheaton in numbers

About 52,926 people live in Wheaton, in 16,932 households, the 18th-largest of Maryland's 527 census places. The median household income is $111,478 a year, 8% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $501,200 (19% above the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $2,163 a month. The median age is 37.7; 38.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 32 minutes.

Population52,926Wheaton52,926
Households16,932Wheaton16,932
Median age37.7Wheaton37.7Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$111,478Wheaton$111,478Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$501,200Wheaton$501,200Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,163Wheaton$2,163Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%Wheaton38.7%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute31.6 minWheaton31.6 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density7,673 / sq miWheaton7,673 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Wheaton

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

ZIP codes overlapping Wheaton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20853 Rockville , MD Standard 31,851 $159,080 $631,900
20895 Kensington , MD Standard 19,184 $173,625 $781,500
20902 Silver Spring , MD Standard 54,261 $114,486 $551,200
20906 Silver Spring , MD Standard 70,595 $97,521 $455,800

Map of Wheaton ZIP codes

20853208952090220906

The ZIP codes of Wheaton, 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 Wheaton

The nearest larger towns are Aspen Hill (53,279 people, 3.3 mi), Silver Spring (81,462 people, 3.8 mi) and Bethesda (69,397 people, 5.4 mi).

Towns near Wheaton
TownPopulationDistance
North Kensington 8,954 1.0 mi
Glenmont 17,208 1.6 mi
Kemp Mill 13,042 2.0 mi
Forest Glen 6,840 2.2 mi
South Kensington 8,148 2.3 mi
Layhill 5,497 2.9 mi
Four Corners 8,150 3.1 mi
Aspen Hill 53,279 3.3 mi
Burnt Mills 3,751 3.4 mi
North Bethesda 49,677 3.4 mi
Colesville 14,519 3.5 mi
Leisure World 8,882 3.8 mi
Silver Spring 81,462 3.8 mi
White Oak 17,329 3.8 mi

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