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20602

ZIP 20602 is in Waldorf, Maryland, in Charles County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time. Waldorf has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 20601, 20603 and 20604.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Charles
Population
28,331
Coordinates
38.5832, -76.8947
☼ Live from 20602 — Waldorf, MD

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Where 20602 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 20602
  • 🔢 Type 20602 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOgOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆20602 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,602 = 2 × 10301. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20601 (Waldorf, MD, 3 mi away) and 20603 (Waldorf, MD, 5 mi away).
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00622, 02026, 02062, 02206, 06022, 20026, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00622 in Boqueron, PR, 1,539 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,161 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20602 and you would come out at 38.58°S, 103.11°E — 852 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 14.5 square miles of land, 20602 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,331This ZIP28,331
Households10,046This ZIP10,046
Housing units10,338This ZIP10,338
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$107,360This ZIP$107,360Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$376,800This ZIP$376,800Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,837This ZIP$1,837Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute39.8 minThis ZIP39.8 min
Population density1,957.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,957.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments451This ZIP451
Employees5,235This ZIP5,235
Annual payroll$265,974,000This ZIP$265,974,000
Tax returns filed14,110This ZIP14,110
Total adjusted gross income$930,807,000This ZIP$930,807,000

Land area

Land area14.47 sq miThis ZIP14.47 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 20602

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

ZIP codes near 20602

ZIPCityDistance
20601 Waldorf, MD 3.3 mi
20617 Bryantown, MD 3.6 mi
20695 White Plains, MD 4.6 mi
20603 Waldorf, MD 5.4 mi
20675 Pomfret, MD 6.5 mi
20604 Waldorf, MD 6.9 mi
20646 La Plata, MD 7.1 mi
20613 Brandywine, MD 7.8 mi
20637 Hughesville, MD 8.5 mi
20607 Accokeek, MD 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20602?

20602 is in Waldorf, Maryland, in Charles County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5832, -76.8947.

What county is 20602 in?

20602 lies in Charles County.

What area code is 20602?

Waldorf uses area codes 240, 301 and 227, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 20602 in?

20602 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20602?

About 28,331 people live in ZIP code 20602, in 10,046 households, at 1,957.9 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 20602?

$107,360 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20602?

The closest are 20601 (3.3 mi), 20617 (3.6 mi), 20695 (4.6 mi), 20603 (5.4 mi) and 20675 (6.5 mi).

Is 20602 a PO Box ZIP code?

20602 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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