20656
ZIP 20656 is Loveville, Maryland, in St. Mary's County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- St. Mary's
- Metro area
- Lexington Park, MD
- Population
- 87
- Coordinates
- 38.3385, -76.6813
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Where 20656 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 20656 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSgOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 20,656 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1291. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101000010110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20653 (Lexington Park, MD, 15 mi away) and 20657 (Lusby, MD, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 20656 becomes 65602, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05662, 06256, 06265, 20566, 25606, 26056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66520 in Olsburg, KS, 1,072 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
- 🎯1,176 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20656 and you would come out at 38.34°S, 103.32°E — 834 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
- 📏 At 0.576 square miles of land, 20656 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 279 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 87This ZIP87 |
|---|---|
| Households | 36This ZIP36 |
| Housing units | 36This ZIP36 |
| Median age | 38.6This ZIP38.6Maryland39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 151.0 / sq miThis ZIP151.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 43This ZIP43 |
| Annual payroll | $2,606,000This ZIP$2,606,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 20656
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
20660 | Morganza, MD | 2.6 mi |
20624 | Clements, MD | 2.8 mi |
20635 | Helen, MD | 4.4 mi |
20627 | Compton, MD | 4.4 mi |
20609 | Avenue, MD | 5.4 mi |
20659 | Mechanicsville, MD | 5.5 mi |
20650 | Leonardtown, MD | 6.0 mi |
20636 | Hollywood, MD | 6.3 mi |
20606 | Abell, MD | 6.5 mi |
20621 | Chaptico, MD | 6.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 20656?
20656 is in Loveville, Maryland, in St. Mary's County, part of the Lexington Park, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3385, -76.6813.
What county is 20656 in?
20656 lies in St. Mary's County.
What area code is 20656?
Loveville uses area codes 240, 301 and 227, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 20656 in?
20656 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 20656?
About 87 people live in ZIP code 20656, in 36 households, at 151.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 20656?
The closest are 20660 (2.6 mi), 20624 (2.8 mi), 20635 (4.4 mi), 20627 (4.4 mi) and 20609 (5.4 mi).
Is 20656 a PO Box ZIP code?
20656 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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