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20018

ZIP 20018 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
19,562
Coordinates
38.9266, -76.9744
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Where 20018 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 20018
  • 🔢 Type 20018 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIOOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,018 = 2 × 10009. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20017 (Washington, DC, 1 mi away) and 20019 (Washington, DC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20018 becomes 81002 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pueblo, CO, 1,487 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00821, 01028, 01082, 02018, 02081, 02108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00821 in Christiansted, VI, 1,639 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,153 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20018 and you would come out at 38.93°S, 103.03°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 3.0 square miles of land, 20018 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,562This ZIP19,562
Households9,021This ZIP9,021
Housing units9,826This ZIP9,826
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6District of Columbia34.9US 38.9
Median household income$90,639This ZIP$90,639District of Columbia$109,870US $80,734
Median home value$697,000This ZIP$697,000District of Columbia$737,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,295This ZIP$1,295District of Columbia$1,954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.8%This ZIP44.8%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density6,481.8 / sq miThis ZIP6,481.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments478This ZIP478
Employees10,789This ZIP10,789
Annual payroll$716,990,000This ZIP$716,990,000
Tax returns filed10,200This ZIP10,200
Total adjusted gross income$895,879,000This ZIP$895,879,000

Land area

Land area3.02 sq miThis ZIP3.02 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 20018

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

ZIP codes near 20018

ZIPCityDistance
20712 Mount Rainier, MD 1.2 mi
20017 Washington, DC 1.3 mi
20376 Washington Navy Yard, DC 1.3 mi
20722 Brentwood, MD 1.4 mi
20064 Washington, DC 1.5 mi
20002 Washington, DC 1.6 mi
20422 Washington, DC 1.9 mi
20417 Washington, DC 2.2 mi
20317 Washington, DC 2.2 mi
20781 Hyattsville, MD 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20018?

20018 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 38.9266, -76.9744.

What county is 20018 in?

20018 lies in District of Columbia.

What area code is 20018?

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

What time zone is 20018 in?

20018 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20018?

About 19,562 people live in ZIP code 20018, in 9,021 households, at 6,481.8 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 20018?

$90,639 a year, against $109,870 across District of Columbia.

What ZIP codes are near 20018?

The closest are 20712 (1.2 mi), 20017 (1.3 mi), 20376 (1.3 mi), 20722 (1.4 mi) and 20064 (1.5 mi).

Is 20018 a PO Box ZIP code?

20018 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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