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20052

ZIP 20052 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
2,730
Coordinates
38.8988, -77.0478
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Where 20052 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 20052
  • 🔢 Type 20052 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSOOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,052 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 557. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20050 (Washington, DC, 2 mi away) and 20053 (Washington, DC, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20052 becomes 25002 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alloy, WV, 234 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02025, 02052, 02205, 20250, 20502, 20520, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50022 in Atlantic, IA, 962 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 20052 and you would come out at 38.90°S, 102.95°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 0.045 square miles of land, 20052 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 22 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,730This ZIP2,730
Households82This ZIP82
Housing units82This ZIP82
Median age19.6This ZIP19.6District of Columbia34.9US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%This ZIP37.1%
Mean commute15.0 minThis ZIP15.0 min
Population density60,666.7 / sq miThis ZIP60,666.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees10,990This ZIP10,990
Annual payroll$560,300,000This ZIP$560,300,000

Land area

Land area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 20052

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

ZIP codes near 20052

ZIPCityDistance
20027 Washington, DC 0.2 mi
20431 Washington, DC 0.2 mi
20451 Washington, DC 0.2 mi
20427 Washington, DC 0.2 mi
20586 Washington, DC 0.2 mi
20437 Washington, DC 0.3 mi
20503 Washington, DC 0.3 mi
20520 Washington, DC 0.3 mi
20523 Washington, DC 0.3 mi
20526 Washington, DC 0.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20052?

20052 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 38.8988, -77.0478.

What county is 20052 in?

20052 lies in District of Columbia.

What area code is 20052?

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

What time zone is 20052 in?

20052 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20052?

About 2,730 people live in ZIP code 20052, in 82 households, at 60,666.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 20052?

The closest are 20027 (0.2 mi), 20431 (0.2 mi), 20451 (0.2 mi), 20427 (0.2 mi) and 20586 (0.2 mi).

Is 20052 a PO Box ZIP code?

20052 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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