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20170

ZIP 20170 is in Herndon, Virginia, in Fairfax County; area codes 571 and 703; Eastern time. Herndon has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 20171, 20172, 20192 and 22095.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax
Population
43,866
Coordinates
38.9798, -77.3798
☼ Live from 20170 — Herndon, VA

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Where 20170 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20170
  • 🔢 Type 20170 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLIOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,170 = 2 × 5 × 2017. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111011001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20169 (Haymarket, VA, 16 mi away) and 20171 (Herndon, VA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20170 becomes 07102 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newark, NJ, 209 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00721, 01027, 01072, 01270, 01702, 01720, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00721 in Palmer, PR, 1,585 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,131 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20170 and you would come out at 38.98°S, 102.62°E — 888 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 20170 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,866This ZIP43,866
Households13,583This ZIP13,583
Housing units14,056This ZIP14,056
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$159,466This ZIP$159,466Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$647,200This ZIP$647,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,331This ZIP$2,331Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.3%This ZIP57.3%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density5,010.4 / sq miThis ZIP5,010.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,348This ZIP1,348
Employees26,652This ZIP26,652
Annual payroll$2,770,174,000This ZIP$2,770,174,000
Tax returns filed22,270This ZIP22,270
Total adjusted gross income$2,321,916,000This ZIP$2,321,916,000

Land area

Land area8.76 sq miThis ZIP8.76 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 20170

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ZIP codes near 20170

ZIPCityDistance
20172 Herndon, VA 0.8 mi
22095 Herndon, VA 0.8 mi
20194 Reston, VA 2.1 mi
20164 Sterling, VA 2.3 mi
20190 Reston, VA 2.5 mi
20163 Sterling, VA 3.2 mi
20167 Sterling, VA 3.2 mi
20191 Reston, VA 3.6 mi
20101 Dulles, VA 3.7 mi
20598 Dhs, VA 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20170?

20170 is in Herndon, Virginia, in Fairfax County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9798, -77.3798.

What county is 20170 in?

20170 lies in Fairfax County.

What area code is 20170?

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

What time zone is 20170 in?

20170 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20170?

About 43,866 people live in ZIP code 20170, in 13,583 households, at 5,010.4 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 20170?

$159,466 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 20170?

The closest are 20172 (0.8 mi), 22095 (0.8 mi), 20194 (2.1 mi), 20164 (2.3 mi) and 20190 (2.5 mi).

Is 20170 a PO Box ZIP code?

20170 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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