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20197

ZIP 20197 is Waterford, Virginia, in Loudoun County; area codes 571 and 703; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Loudoun
Population
1,825
Coordinates
39.1952, -77.6280
☼ Live from 20197 — Waterford, VA

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Where 20197 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20197
  • 🔢 Type 20197 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGIOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,197 = 19 × 1063. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111011100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20196 (Reston, VA, 31 mi away) and 20198 (The Plains, VA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20197 becomes 79102 — and that is a real ZIP code: Amarillo, TX, 1,357 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09721 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,307 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,115 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20197 and you would come out at 39.20°S, 102.37°E — 907 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 14.7 square miles of land, 20197 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,825This ZIP1,825
Households671This ZIP671
Housing units746This ZIP746
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$190,703This ZIP$190,703Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$1,080,200This ZIP$1,080,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher76.2%This ZIP76.2%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density124.3 / sq miThis ZIP124.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees214This ZIP214
Annual payroll$11,222,000This ZIP$11,222,000
Tax returns filed1,220This ZIP1,220
Total adjusted gross income$280,748,000This ZIP$280,748,000

Land area

Land area14.69 sq miThis ZIP14.69 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 20197

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ZIP codes near 20197

ZIPCityDistance
20129 Paeonian Springs, VA 2.9 mi
20158 Hamilton, VA 4.2 mi
20159 Hamilton, VA 4.6 mi
20134 Purcellville, VA 5.0 mi
20180 Lovettsville, VA 5.1 mi
20176 Leesburg, VA 5.2 mi
20132 Purcellville, VA 5.7 mi
20177 Leesburg, VA 6.5 mi
20178 Leesburg, VA 6.5 mi
20160 Lincoln, VA 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20197?

20197 is in Waterford, Virginia, in Loudoun County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1952, -77.6280.

What county is 20197 in?

20197 lies in Loudoun County.

What area code is 20197?

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

What time zone is 20197 in?

20197 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20197?

About 1,825 people live in ZIP code 20197, in 671 households, at 124.3 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 20197?

$190,703 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 20197?

The closest are 20129 (2.9 mi), 20158 (4.2 mi), 20159 (4.6 mi), 20134 (5 mi) and 20180 (5.1 mi).

Is 20197 a PO Box ZIP code?

20197 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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