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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/20250

20250

ZIP 20250 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
0
Coordinates
38.8856, -77.0328
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Where 20250 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 20250
  • 🔢 Type 20250 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSZOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,250 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 5. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111100011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20245 (Washington, DC, 1 mi away) and 20251 (Washington, DC, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20250 becomes 05202, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02025, 02052, 02205, 20052, 20502, 20520, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50022 in Atlantic, IA, 963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% 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 20250 and you would come out at 38.89°S, 102.97°E — 868 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 0.027 square miles of land, 20250 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 13 football fields.
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People and housing

Population0
Households0
Housing units0
Population density0.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees95This ZIP95
Annual payroll$6,912,000This ZIP$6,912,000

Land area

Land area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 20250

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ZIP codes near 20250

ZIPCityDistance
20301 Washington, DC 0.3 mi
20065 Washington, DC 0.3 mi
20447 Washington, DC 0.4 mi
20560 Washington, DC 0.4 mi
20260 Washington, DC 0.4 mi
20553 Washington, DC 0.5 mi
20591 Washington, DC 0.5 mi
20230 Washington, DC 0.6 mi
20411 Washington, DC 0.6 mi
20414 Washington, DC 0.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20250?

20250 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 38.8856, -77.0328.

What county is 20250 in?

20250 lies in District of Columbia.

What area code is 20250?

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

What time zone is 20250 in?

20250 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20250?

About 0 people live in ZIP code 20250. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 20250?

The closest are 20301 (0.3 mi), 20065 (0.3 mi), 20447 (0.4 mi), 20560 (0.4 mi) and 20260 (0.4 mi).

Is 20250 a PO Box ZIP code?

20250 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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