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20120

ZIP 20120 is in Centreville, Virginia, mostly in Fairfax County; area codes 571 and 703; Eastern time. Centreville has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 20121 and 20122.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax +1 more
Population
42,896
Coordinates
38.8570, -77.4842
☼ Live from 20120 — Centreville, VA

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Where 20120 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 20120
  • 🔢 Type 20120 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZIOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 503. Its digits add up to 5, a total 55 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20119 (Catlett, VA, 18 mi away) and 20121 (Centreville, VA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20120 becomes 02102, 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, 415 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,127 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20120 and you would come out at 38.86°S, 102.52°E — 889 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 18.0 square miles of land, 20120 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,896This ZIP42,896
Households14,578This ZIP14,578
Housing units14,799This ZIP14,799
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$152,563This ZIP$152,563Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$648,700This ZIP$648,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,309This ZIP$2,309Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.4%This ZIP60.4%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density2,385.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,385.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments646This ZIP646
Employees5,236This ZIP5,236
Annual payroll$420,534,000This ZIP$420,534,000
Tax returns filed21,240This ZIP21,240
Total adjusted gross income$2,586,083,000This ZIP$2,586,083,000

Land area

Land area17.98 sq miThis ZIP17.98 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Counties 20120 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fairfax County 89.8%
Loudoun County 10.2%

Other place names in 20120

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

ZIP codes near 20120

ZIPCityDistance
20121 Centreville, VA 3.4 mi
20152 Chantilly, VA 3.5 mi
20151 Chantilly, VA 3.5 mi
20143 Catharpin, VA 4.4 mi
20109 Manassas, VA 5.0 mi
22033 Fairfax, VA 5.5 mi
20113 Manassas, VA 6.2 mi
22035 Fairfax, VA 6.5 mi
20171 Herndon, VA 6.7 mi
20124 Clifton, VA 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20120?

20120 is in Centreville, Virginia, in Fairfax County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8570, -77.4842.

What county is 20120 in?

20120 spans 2 counties: Fairfax County and Loudoun County. Most of it falls in Fairfax County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 20120?

Centreville uses area codes 571 and 703, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 20120 in?

20120 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20120?

About 42,896 people live in ZIP code 20120, in 14,578 households, at 2,385.8 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 20120?

$152,563 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 20120?

The closest are 20121 (3.4 mi), 20152 (3.5 mi), 20151 (3.5 mi), 20143 (4.4 mi) and 20109 (5 mi).

Is 20120 a PO Box ZIP code?

20120 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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