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20693

ZIP 20693 is Welcome, Maryland, in Charles County; area codes 240 and 301; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Charles
Population
1,496
Coordinates
38.4591, -77.0874
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Where 20693 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20693
  • 🔢 Type 20693 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGgOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 20693 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20692 (Valley Lee, MD, 37 mi away) and 20695 (White Plains, MD, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20693 becomes 39602 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brookhaven, MS, 895 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02639, 03269, 06239, 09263, 20639, 23069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96203 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,967 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,153 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20693 and you would come out at 38.46°S, 102.91°E — 857 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 20.2 square miles of land, 20693 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,496This ZIP1,496
Households367This ZIP367
Housing units376This ZIP376
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$126,033This ZIP$126,033Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$375,200This ZIP$375,200Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%This ZIP31.7%
Mean commute43.1 minThis ZIP43.1 min
Population density74.1 / sq miThis ZIP74.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees52This ZIP52
Annual payroll$2,761,000This ZIP$2,761,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$56,638,000This ZIP$56,638,000

Land area

Land area20.18 sq miThis ZIP20.18 sq mi
Water area5.27 sq miThis ZIP5.27 sq mi

ZIP codes near 20693

ZIPCityDistance
20677 Port Tobacco, MD 3.7 mi
20643 Ironsides, MD 4.5 mi
20611 Bel Alton, MD 5.4 mi
20646 La Plata, MD 6.4 mi
20604 Waldorf, MD 6.7 mi
20662 Nanjemoy, MD 6.7 mi
20632 Faulkner, MD 7.6 mi
20640 Indian Head, MD 7.7 mi
20658 Marbury, MD 8.6 mi
22448 Dahlgren, VA 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20693?

20693 is in Welcome, Maryland, in Charles County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4591, -77.0874.

What county is 20693 in?

20693 lies in Charles County.

What area code is 20693?

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

What time zone is 20693 in?

20693 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20693?

About 1,496 people live in ZIP code 20693, in 367 households, at 74.1 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 20693?

$126,033 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20693?

The closest are 20677 (3.7 mi), 20643 (4.5 mi), 20611 (5.4 mi), 20646 (6.4 mi) and 20604 (6.7 mi).

Is 20693 a PO Box ZIP code?

20693 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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