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20645

ZIP 20645 is Issue, Maryland, in Charles County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Charles
Population
814
Coordinates
38.2972, -76.9162
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Where 20645 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20645
  • 🔢 Type 20645 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShgOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,645 = 5 × 4129. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000010100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20643 (Ironsides, MD, 19 mi away) and 20646 (La Plata, MD, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20645 becomes 54602 — and that is a real ZIP code: La Crosse, WI, 836 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56240 in Graceville, MN, 1,120 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% 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 20645 and you would come out at 38.30°S, 103.08°E — 844 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 20645 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population814This ZIP814
Households298This ZIP298
Housing units298This ZIP298
Median age50.9This ZIP50.9Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$191,429This ZIP$191,429Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$531,500This ZIP$531,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher46.1%This ZIP46.1%
Mean commute43.8 minThis ZIP43.8 min
Population density591.1 / sq miThis ZIP591.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$3,070,000This ZIP$3,070,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$51,290,000This ZIP$51,290,000

Land area

Land area1.38 sq miThis ZIP1.38 sq mi
Water area1.29 sq miThis ZIP1.29 sq mi

ZIP codes near 20645

ZIPCityDistance
20664 Newburg, MD 3.2 mi
20682 Rock Point, MD 3.8 mi
20661 Mount Victoria, MD 4.3 mi
20625 Cobb Island, MD 4.8 mi
20618 Bushwood, MD 6.5 mi
20621 Chaptico, MD 6.6 mi
22448 Dahlgren, VA 6.7 mi
22526 Ninde, VA 7.8 mi
20622 Charlotte Hall, MD 8.6 mi
20632 Faulkner, MD 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20645?

20645 is in Issue, Maryland, in Charles County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2972, -76.9162.

What county is 20645 in?

20645 lies in Charles County.

What area code is 20645?

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

What time zone is 20645 in?

20645 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20645?

About 814 people live in ZIP code 20645, in 298 households, at 591.1 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 20645?

$191,429 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20645?

The closest are 20664 (3.2 mi), 20682 (3.8 mi), 20661 (4.3 mi), 20625 (4.8 mi) and 20618 (6.5 mi).

Is 20645 a PO Box ZIP code?

20645 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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