Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 20617 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.
- 🔢 Type 20617 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIgOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 20,617 = 53 × 389. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101000010001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20616 (Bryans Road, MD, 16 mi away) and 20618 (Bushwood, MD, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 20617 becomes 71602 — and that is a real ZIP code: White Hall, AR, 898 miles away.
- 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01267, 02176, 02671, 02761, 06127, 06712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76102 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,214 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
- 🎯1,164 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20617 and you would come out at 38.54°S, 103.15°E — 848 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
- 📏 At 6.0 square miles of land, 20617 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 334This ZIP334 |
|---|---|
| Households | 159This ZIP159 |
| Housing units | 159This ZIP159 |
| Median age | 51.5This ZIP51.5Maryland39.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $104,036This ZIP$104,036Maryland$103,678US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $501,800This ZIP$501,800Maryland$419,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 69.9%This ZIP69.9% |
| Mean commute | 54.3 minThis ZIP54.3 min |
| Population density | 55.6 / sq miThis ZIP55.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 72This ZIP72 |
| Annual payroll | $3,044,000This ZIP$3,044,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 510This ZIP510 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $51,067,000This ZIP$51,067,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 6.01 sq miThis ZIP6.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 20617
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 20617
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
20602 | Waldorf, MD | 3.6 mi |
20601 | Waldorf, MD | 5.2 mi |
20637 | Hughesville, MD | 5.4 mi |
20604 | Waldorf, MD | 7.4 mi |
20695 | White Plains, MD | 7.5 mi |
20646 | La Plata, MD | 8.1 mi |
20608 | Aquasco, MD | 8.6 mi |
20622 | Charlotte Hall, MD | 8.8 mi |
20603 | Waldorf, MD | 8.9 mi |
20613 | Brandywine, MD | 9.2 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 20617 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 20617?
20617 is in Bryantown, Maryland, in Charles County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5438, -76.8525.
What county is 20617 in?
20617 lies in Charles County.
What area code is 20617?
Bryantown uses area codes 240, 301 and 227, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 20617 in?
20617 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 20617?
About 334 people live in ZIP code 20617, in 159 households, at 55.6 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 20617?
$104,036 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.
What ZIP codes are near 20617?
The closest are 20602 (3.6 mi), 20601 (5.2 mi), 20637 (5.4 mi), 20604 (7.4 mi) and 20695 (7.5 mi).
Is 20617 a PO Box ZIP code?
20617 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “20617 ZIP Code — Bryantown, Maryland (Charles County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/20617
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/20617.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.