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20687

ZIP 20687 is Scotland, Maryland, in St. Mary's County; area codes 410, 667 and 443; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
St. Mary's
Metro area
Lexington Park, MD
Population
415
Coordinates
38.0637, -76.3397
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Where 20687 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20687
  • 🔢 Type 20687 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBgOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,687 = 137 × 151. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000011001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20686 (Saint Marys City, MD, 10 mi away) and 20688 (Solomons, MD, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20687 becomes 78602 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bastrop, TX, 1,316 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02768, 02876, 06278, 06782, 07628, 07826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87026 in Laguna, NM, 1,719 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,198 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20687 and you would come out at 38.06°S, 103.66°E — 808 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 20687 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population415This ZIP415
Households183This ZIP183
Housing units303This ZIP303
Median age73.1This ZIP73.1Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median home value$458,100This ZIP$458,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher44.2%This ZIP44.2%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density83.1 / sq miThis ZIP83.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$2,159,000This ZIP$2,159,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$9,789,000This ZIP$9,789,000

Land area

Land area4.99 sq miThis ZIP4.99 sq mi
Water area7.77 sq miThis ZIP7.77 sq mi

ZIP codes near 20687

ZIPCityDistance
20680 Ridge, MD 4.0 mi
20684 Saint Inigoes, MD 6.1 mi
20628 Dameron, MD 6.2 mi
20630 Drayden, MD 9.5 mi
20686 Saint Marys City, MD 9.9 mi
22511 Lottsburg, VA 10.2 mi
22456 Edwardsville, VA 10.9 mi
22530 Ophelia, VA 11.0 mi
22577 Sandy Point, VA 11.5 mi
20692 Valley Lee, MD 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20687?

20687 is in Scotland, Maryland, in St. Mary's County, part of the Lexington Park, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0637, -76.3397.

What county is 20687 in?

20687 lies in St. Mary's County.

What area code is 20687?

Scotland uses area codes 410, 667 and 443, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 20687 in?

20687 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20687?

About 415 people live in ZIP code 20687, in 183 households, at 83.1 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 20687?

The closest are 20680 (4 mi), 20684 (6.1 mi), 20628 (6.2 mi), 20630 (9.5 mi) and 20686 (9.9 mi).

Is 20687 a PO Box ZIP code?

20687 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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