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20015

ZIP 20015 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
15,653
Coordinates
38.9669, -77.0583
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Where 20015 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 20015
  • 🔢 Type 20015 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIOOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,015 = 5 × 4003. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111000101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20013 (Washington, DC, 6 mi away) and 20016 (Washington, DC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20015 becomes 51002 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alta, IA, 987 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01520, 02051, 02150, 05201, 10025, 10502, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51020 in Galva, IA, 989 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,148 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20015 and you would come out at 38.97°S, 102.94°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 3.5 square miles of land, 20015 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,653This ZIP15,653
Households6,337This ZIP6,337
Housing units6,828This ZIP6,828
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7District of Columbia34.9US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+This ZIP$250,000+District of Columbia$109,870US $80,734
Median home value$1,245,600This ZIP$1,245,600District of Columbia$737,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,234This ZIP$2,234District of Columbia$1,954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher87.1%This ZIP87.1%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density4,503.2 / sq miThis ZIP4,503.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments456This ZIP456
Employees4,933This ZIP4,933
Annual payroll$397,344,000This ZIP$397,344,000
Tax returns filed7,760This ZIP7,760
Total adjusted gross income$2,905,429,000This ZIP$2,905,429,000

Land area

Land area3.48 sq miThis ZIP3.48 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 20015

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

ZIP codes near 20015

ZIPCityDistance
20252 Washington, DC 0.7 mi
20815 Chevy Chase, MD 1.6 mi
20012 Washington, DC 1.7 mi
20022 Washington, DC 1.9 mi
20011 Washington, DC 2.1 mi
20008 Washington, DC 2.2 mi
20907 Silver Spring, MD 2.4 mi
20908 Silver Spring, MD 2.4 mi
20911 Silver Spring, MD 2.4 mi
20914 Silver Spring, MD 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20015?

20015 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 38.9669, -77.0583.

What county is 20015 in?

20015 lies in District of Columbia.

What area code is 20015?

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

What time zone is 20015 in?

20015 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20015?

About 15,653 people live in ZIP code 20015, in 6,337 households, at 4,503.2 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 20015?

$250,000+ a year, against $109,870 across District of Columbia.

What ZIP codes are near 20015?

The closest are 20252 (0.7 mi), 20815 (1.6 mi), 20012 (1.7 mi), 20022 (1.9 mi) and 20011 (2.1 mi).

Is 20015 a PO Box ZIP code?

20015 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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