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20708

ZIP 20708 is in Laurel, Maryland, in Prince George's County; area codes 443, 410 and 667; Eastern time. Laurel has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
27,593
Coordinates
39.0426, -76.8265
☼ Live from 20708 — Laurel, MD

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Where 20708 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20708
  • 🔢 Type 20708 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOLOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,708 = 2 × 2 × 31 × 167. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000011100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20707 (Laurel, MD, 5 mi away) and 20709 (Laurel, MD, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20708 becomes 80702, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00728, 00782, 02780, 02807, 07028, 07082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87020 in Grants, NM, 1,729 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% 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 20708 and you would come out at 39.04°S, 103.17°E — 864 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 12.1 square miles of land, 20708 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,593This ZIP27,593
Households10,618This ZIP10,618
Housing units11,151This ZIP11,151
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$83,367This ZIP$83,367Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$451,500This ZIP$451,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,812This ZIP$1,812Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%This ZIP39.1%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density2,279.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,279.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments279This ZIP279
Employees3,966This ZIP3,966
Annual payroll$274,856,000This ZIP$274,856,000
Tax returns filed13,400This ZIP13,400
Total adjusted gross income$876,757,000This ZIP$876,757,000

Land area

Land area12.11 sq miThis ZIP12.11 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 20708

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

ZIP codes near 20708

ZIPCityDistance
20771 Greenbelt, MD 2.8 mi
20724 Laurel, MD 3.2 mi
20769 Glenn Dale, MD 3.6 mi
20768 Greenbelt, MD 3.7 mi
20705 Beltsville, MD 3.9 mi
20720 Bowie, MD 3.9 mi
20709 Laurel, MD 4.1 mi
20725 Laurel, MD 4.1 mi
20726 Laurel, MD 4.1 mi
20704 Beltsville, MD 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20708?

20708 is in Laurel, Maryland, in Prince George's County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0426, -76.8265.

What county is 20708 in?

20708 lies in Prince George's County.

What area code is 20708?

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

What time zone is 20708 in?

20708 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20708?

About 27,593 people live in ZIP code 20708, in 10,618 households, at 2,279.3 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 20708?

$83,367 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20708?

The closest are 20771 (2.8 mi), 20724 (3.2 mi), 20769 (3.6 mi), 20768 (3.7 mi) and 20705 (3.9 mi).

Is 20708 a PO Box ZIP code?

20708 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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