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20706

ZIP 20706 is in Lanham, Maryland, in Prince George's County; Eastern time. Lanham has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 20703.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
42,612
Coordinates
38.9659, -76.8511
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Where 20706 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 20706
  • 🔢 Type 20706 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOLOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,706 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 29. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20705 (Beltsville, MD, 6 mi away) and 20707 (Laurel, MD, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20706 becomes 60702, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00627, 00726, 02067, 02670, 02760, 06027, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00726 in Caguas, PR, 1,572 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,159 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20706 and you would come out at 38.97°S, 103.15°E — 863 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 10.1 square miles of land, 20706 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,612This ZIP42,612
Households13,165This ZIP13,165
Housing units13,927This ZIP13,927
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$104,523This ZIP$104,523Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$429,000This ZIP$429,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,840This ZIP$1,840Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%This ZIP33.9%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density4,240.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,240.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,066This ZIP1,066
Employees24,760This ZIP24,760
Annual payroll$1,652,186,000This ZIP$1,652,186,000
Tax returns filed24,640This ZIP24,640
Total adjusted gross income$1,454,623,000This ZIP$1,454,623,000

Land area

Land area10.05 sq miThis ZIP10.05 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 20706

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

ZIP codes near 20706

ZIPCityDistance
20784 Hyattsville, MD 2.4 mi
20769 Glenn Dale, MD 2.9 mi
20771 Greenbelt, MD 3.0 mi
20768 Greenbelt, MD 3.0 mi
20770 Greenbelt, MD 3.1 mi
20737 Riverdale, MD 3.5 mi
20785 Hyattsville, MD 3.7 mi
20720 Bowie, MD 4.2 mi
20710 Bladensburg, MD 4.4 mi
20740 College Park, MD 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20706?

20706 is in Lanham, Maryland, in Prince George's County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9659, -76.8511.

What county is 20706 in?

20706 lies in Prince George's County.

What time zone is 20706 in?

20706 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20706?

About 42,612 people live in ZIP code 20706, in 13,165 households, at 4,240.0 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 20706?

$104,523 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20706?

The closest are 20784 (2.4 mi), 20769 (2.9 mi), 20771 (3 mi), 20768 (3 mi) and 20770 (3.1 mi).

Is 20706 a PO Box ZIP code?

20706 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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