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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/20006

20006

ZIP 20006 is in Washington, District of Columbia; area codes 202 and 771; Eastern time. Washington has 271 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
1,362
Coordinates
38.8985, -77.0412
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Where 20006 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20006
  • 🔢 Type 20006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,006 = 2 × 7 × 1429. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111000100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20005 (Washington, DC, 1 mi away) and 20007 (Washington, DC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20006 becomes 60002 — and that is a real ZIP code: Antioch, IL, 629 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00602, 02060, 06002, 06020, 20060, 60002, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00602 in Aguada, PR, 1,537 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,150 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20006 and you would come out at 38.90°S, 102.96°E — 869 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 0.353 square miles of land, 20006 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 171 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,362This ZIP1,362
Households729This ZIP729
Housing units896This ZIP896
Median age24.5This ZIP24.5District of Columbia34.9US 38.9
Median household income$35,011This ZIP$35,011District of Columbia$109,870US $80,734
Median home value$255,200This ZIP$255,200District of Columbia$737,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,951This ZIP$1,951District of Columbia$1,954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher86.1%This ZIP86.1%
Mean commute14.8 minThis ZIP14.8 min
Population density3,858.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,858.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,731This ZIP1,731
Employees47,185This ZIP47,185
Annual payroll$6,345,090,000This ZIP$6,345,090,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$69,266,000This ZIP$69,266,000

Land area

Land area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 20006

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 20006

ZIPCityDistance
20456 Washington, DC 0.1 mi
20570 Washington, DC 0.1 mi
20435 Washington, DC 0.1 mi
20433 Washington, DC 0.1 mi
20555 Washington, DC 0.1 mi
20431 Washington, DC 0.2 mi
20451 Washington, DC 0.2 mi
20503 Washington, DC 0.2 mi
20232 Washington, DC 0.2 mi
20506 Washington, DC 0.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20006?

20006 is in Washington, District of Columbia, in District of Columbia, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8985, -77.0412.

What county is 20006 in?

20006 lies in District of Columbia.

What area code is 20006?

Washington uses area codes 202 and 771, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 20006 in?

20006 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20006?

About 1,362 people live in ZIP code 20006, in 729 households, at 3,858.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 20006?

$35,011 a year, against $109,870 across District of Columbia.

What ZIP codes are near 20006?

The closest are 20456 (0.1 mi), 20570 (0.1 mi), 20435 (0.1 mi), 20433 (0.1 mi) and 20555 (0.1 mi).

Is 20006 a PO Box ZIP code?

20006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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