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20012

ZIP 20012 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
17,519
Coordinates
38.9790, -77.0308
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Where 20012 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 20012
  • 🔢 Type 20012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,012 = 2 × 2 × 5003. Its digits add up to 5, a total 55 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20011 (Washington, DC, 2 mi away) and 20013 (Washington, DC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20012 becomes 21002, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01022, 01202, 01220, 02021, 02120, 02201, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02210 in Boston, MA, 391 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,149 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20012 and you would come out at 38.98°S, 102.97°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 20012 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,519This ZIP17,519
Households7,155This ZIP7,155
Housing units7,774This ZIP7,774
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2District of Columbia34.9US 38.9
Median household income$121,418This ZIP$121,418District of Columbia$109,870US $80,734
Median home value$863,900This ZIP$863,900District of Columbia$737,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,701This ZIP$1,701District of Columbia$1,954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.2%This ZIP60.2%
Mean commute36.2 minThis ZIP36.2 min
Population density8,492.0 / sq miThis ZIP8,492.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments315This ZIP315
Employees5,500This ZIP5,500
Annual payroll$305,336,000This ZIP$305,336,000
Tax returns filed8,310This ZIP8,310
Total adjusted gross income$997,518,000This ZIP$997,518,000

Land area

Land area2.06 sq miThis ZIP2.06 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 20012

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

ZIP codes near 20012

ZIPCityDistance
20907 Silver Spring, MD 0.8 mi
20908 Silver Spring, MD 0.8 mi
20911 Silver Spring, MD 0.8 mi
20914 Silver Spring, MD 0.8 mi
20915 Silver Spring, MD 0.8 mi
20916 Silver Spring, MD 0.8 mi
20918 Silver Spring, MD 0.8 mi
20997 Silver Spring, MD 0.8 mi
20913 Takoma Park, MD 1.3 mi
20912 Takoma Park, MD 1.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20012?

20012 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 38.9790, -77.0308.

What county is 20012 in?

20012 lies in District of Columbia.

What area code is 20012?

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

What time zone is 20012 in?

20012 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20012?

About 17,519 people live in ZIP code 20012, in 7,155 households, at 8,492.0 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 20012?

$121,418 a year, against $109,870 across District of Columbia.

What ZIP codes are near 20012?

The closest are 20907 (0.8 mi), 20908 (0.8 mi), 20911 (0.8 mi), 20914 (0.8 mi) and 20915 (0.8 mi).

Is 20012 a PO Box ZIP code?

20012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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