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20623

ZIP 20623 is Cheltenham, Maryland, in Prince George's County; area codes 240 and 301; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
2,761
Coordinates
38.7416, -76.8425
☼ Live from 20623 — Cheltenham, MD

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Where 20623 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20623
  • 🔢 Type 20623 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZgOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,623 = 41 × 503. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000010001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20622 (Charlotte Hall, MD, 22 mi away) and 20624 (Clements, MD, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20623 becomes 32602 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gainesville, FL, 705 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02362, 02632, 03226, 03262, 06232, 20632, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62320 in Camp Point, IL, 765 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,162 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20623 and you would come out at 38.74°S, 103.16°E — 855 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 20623 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,761This ZIP2,761
Households917This ZIP917
Housing units917This ZIP917
Median age50.5This ZIP50.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$146,058This ZIP$146,058Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$494,500This ZIP$494,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%This ZIP34.7%
Mean commute45.5 minThis ZIP45.5 min
Population density1,438.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,438.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,157,000This ZIP$1,157,000
Tax returns filed1,630This ZIP1,630
Total adjusted gross income$142,958,000This ZIP$142,958,000

Land area

Land area1.92 sq miThis ZIP1.92 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 20623

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

ZIP codes near 20623

ZIPCityDistance
20588 Dhs, MD 0.9 mi
20735 Clinton, MD 3.3 mi
20772 Upper Marlboro, MD 4.9 mi
20762 Andrews Air Force Base, MD 4.9 mi
20613 Brandywine, MD 5.3 mi
20697 Southern Md Facility, MD 6.6 mi
20703 Lanham, MD 6.6 mi
20717 Bowie, MD 6.6 mi
20718 Bowie, MD 6.6 mi
20719 Bowie, MD 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20623?

20623 is in Cheltenham, Maryland, in Prince George's County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7416, -76.8425.

What county is 20623 in?

20623 lies in Prince George's County.

What area code is 20623?

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

What time zone is 20623 in?

20623 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20623?

About 2,761 people live in ZIP code 20623, in 917 households, at 1,438.8 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 20623?

$146,058 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20623?

The closest are 20588 (0.9 mi), 20735 (3.3 mi), 20772 (4.9 mi), 20762 (4.9 mi) and 20613 (5.3 mi).

Is 20623 a PO Box ZIP code?

20623 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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