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20165

ZIP 20165 is in Sterling, Virginia, in Loudoun County; area codes 571 and 703; Eastern time. Sterling has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 20163, 20164, 20166 and 20167.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Loudoun
Population
34,088
Coordinates
39.0575, -77.3920
☼ Live from 20165 — Sterling, VA

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Where 20165 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20165
  • 🔢 Type 20165 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgIOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,165 = 5 × 37 × 109. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111011000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20164 (Sterling, VA, 3 mi away) and 20166 (Sterling, VA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20165 becomes 56102, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56210 in Barry, MN, 1,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,129 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20165 and you would come out at 39.06°S, 102.61°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 9.8 square miles of land, 20165 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,088This ZIP34,088
Households11,939This ZIP11,939
Housing units12,312This ZIP12,312
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$183,076This ZIP$183,076Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$704,800This ZIP$704,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,531This ZIP$2,531Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.4%This ZIP67.4%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density3,461.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,461.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments740This ZIP740
Employees6,263This ZIP6,263
Annual payroll$332,397,000This ZIP$332,397,000
Tax returns filed16,520This ZIP16,520
Total adjusted gross income$2,328,108,000This ZIP$2,328,108,000

Land area

Land area9.85 sq miThis ZIP9.85 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 20165

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ZIP codes near 20165

ZIPCityDistance
20164 Sterling, VA 3.2 mi
20163 Sterling, VA 4.1 mi
20167 Sterling, VA 4.1 mi
20837 Poolesville, MD 4.2 mi
20189 Dulles, VA 4.3 mi
20101 Dulles, VA 4.7 mi
20147 Ashburn, VA 4.7 mi
20149 Ashburn, VA 5.2 mi
20103 Dulles, VA 5.3 mi
20170 Herndon, VA 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20165?

20165 is in Sterling, Virginia, in Loudoun County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0575, -77.3920.

What county is 20165 in?

20165 lies in Loudoun County.

What area code is 20165?

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

What time zone is 20165 in?

20165 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20165?

About 34,088 people live in ZIP code 20165, in 11,939 households, at 3,461.4 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 20165?

$183,076 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 20165?

The closest are 20164 (3.2 mi), 20163 (4.1 mi), 20167 (4.1 mi), 20837 (4.2 mi) and 20189 (4.3 mi).

Is 20165 a PO Box ZIP code?

20165 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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