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20705

ZIP 20705 is in Beltsville, Maryland, mostly in Prince George's County; area codes 443, 410 and 667; Eastern time. Beltsville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 20704.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Prince George's +1 more
Population
28,713
Coordinates
39.0471, -76.8981
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Where 20705 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20705
  • 🔢 Type 20705 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOLOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,705 = 5 × 41 × 101. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000011100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20704 (Beltsville, MD, 1 mi away) and 20706 (Lanham, MD, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20705 becomes 50702 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waterloo, IA, 839 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00725, 05072, 05702, 07052, 07205, 07502, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00725 in Caguas, PR, 1,580 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,155 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20705 and you would come out at 39.05°S, 103.10°E — 868 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 14.5 square miles of land, 20705 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,713This ZIP28,713
Households9,012This ZIP9,012
Housing units9,390This ZIP9,390
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$110,351This ZIP$110,351Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$446,700This ZIP$446,700Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,814This ZIP$1,814Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density1,986.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,986.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,140This ZIP1,140
Employees30,389This ZIP30,389
Annual payroll$2,227,405,000This ZIP$2,227,405,000
Tax returns filed16,090This ZIP16,090
Total adjusted gross income$1,011,428,000This ZIP$1,011,428,000

Land area

Land area14.45 sq miThis ZIP14.45 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 20705 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Prince George's County 98.9%
Montgomery County 1.1%

Other place names in 20705

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

ZIP codes near 20705

ZIPCityDistance
20704 Beltsville, MD 1.0 mi
20768 Greenbelt, MD 3.2 mi
20770 Greenbelt, MD 3.3 mi
20707 Laurel, MD 3.4 mi
20771 Greenbelt, MD 3.5 mi
20740 College Park, MD 3.5 mi
20708 Laurel, MD 3.9 mi
20742 College Park, MD 4.4 mi
20709 Laurel, MD 4.5 mi
20725 Laurel, MD 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20705?

20705 is in Beltsville, Maryland, in Prince George's County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0471, -76.8981.

What county is 20705 in?

20705 spans 2 counties: Prince George's County and Montgomery County. Most of it falls in Prince George's County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 20705?

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

What time zone is 20705 in?

20705 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20705?

About 28,713 people live in ZIP code 20705, in 9,012 households, at 1,986.9 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 20705?

$110,351 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20705?

The closest are 20704 (1 mi), 20768 (3.2 mi), 20770 (3.3 mi), 20707 (3.4 mi) and 20771 (3.5 mi).

Is 20705 a PO Box ZIP code?

20705 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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