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20059

ZIP 20059 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
1,338
Coordinates
38.9225, -77.0200
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Where 20059 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20059
  • 🔢 Type 20059 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSOOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,059 = 13 × 1543. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111001011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20058 (Washington, DC, 2 mi away) and 20060 (Washington, DC, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20059 becomes 95002 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alviso, CA, 2,421 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00925, 00952, 02059, 02905, 05902, 09025, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09250 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,156 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 20059 and you would come out at 38.92°S, 102.98°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 0.108 square miles of land, 20059 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 52 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,338This ZIP1,338
Households0
Housing units31This ZIP31
Median age19.0This ZIP19.0District of Columbia34.9US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher75.0%This ZIP75.0%
Mean commute15.4 minThis ZIP15.4 min
Population density12,388.9 / sq miThis ZIP12,388.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees581This ZIP581
Annual payroll$30,583,000This ZIP$30,583,000

Land area

Land area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 20059

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

ZIP codes near 20059

ZIPCityDistance
20060 Washington, DC 0.3 mi
20422 Washington, DC 0.6 mi
20001 Washington, DC 0.8 mi
20441 Washington, DC 0.9 mi
20317 Washington, DC 0.9 mi
20010 Washington, DC 1.0 mi
20009 Washington, DC 1.0 mi
20417 Washington, DC 1.3 mi
20420 Washington, DC 1.4 mi
20542 Washington, DC 1.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20059?

20059 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 38.9225, -77.0200.

What county is 20059 in?

20059 lies in District of Columbia.

What area code is 20059?

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

What time zone is 20059 in?

20059 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20059?

About 1,338 people live in ZIP code 20059, at 12,388.9 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 20059?

The closest are 20060 (0.3 mi), 20422 (0.6 mi), 20001 (0.8 mi), 20441 (0.9 mi) and 20317 (0.9 mi).

Is 20059 a PO Box ZIP code?

20059 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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