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20712

ZIP 20712 is Mount Rainier, Maryland, in Prince George's County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
9,563
Coordinates
38.9424, -76.9646
☼ Live from 20712 — Mount Rainier, MD

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Where 20712 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20712
  • 🔢 Type 20712 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZILOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,712 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 863. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20711 (Lothian, MD, 20 mi away) and 20714 (North Beach, MD, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20712 becomes 21702 — and that is a real ZIP code: Frederick, MD, 45 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01227, 02127, 02217, 02712, 02721, 10272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70122 in New Orleans, LA, 967 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,153 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20712 and you would come out at 38.94°S, 103.04°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 0.730 square miles of land, 20712 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 353 football fields.
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People and housing

Population9,563This ZIP9,563
Households4,384This ZIP4,384
Housing units4,526This ZIP4,526
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$68,846This ZIP$68,846Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$527,900This ZIP$527,900Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,463This ZIP$1,463Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%This ZIP35.0%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density13,100.0 / sq miThis ZIP13,100.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments74This ZIP74
Employees359This ZIP359
Annual payroll$14,167,000This ZIP$14,167,000
Tax returns filed4,230This ZIP4,230
Total adjusted gross income$240,975,000This ZIP$240,975,000

Land area

Land area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 20712

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

ZIP codes near 20712

ZIPCityDistance
20722 Brentwood, MD 0.9 mi
20018 Washington, DC 1.2 mi
20781 Hyattsville, MD 1.2 mi
20017 Washington, DC 1.6 mi
20782 Hyattsville, MD 1.6 mi
20064 Washington, DC 1.9 mi
20788 Hyattsville, MD 2.0 mi
20710 Bladensburg, MD 2.1 mi
20376 Washington Navy Yard, DC 2.4 mi
20422 Washington, DC 2.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20712?

20712 is in Mount Rainier, Maryland, in Prince George's County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9424, -76.9646.

What county is 20712 in?

20712 lies in Prince George's County.

What time zone is 20712 in?

20712 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20712?

About 9,563 people live in ZIP code 20712, in 4,384 households, at 13,100.0 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 20712?

$68,846 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20712?

The closest are 20722 (0.9 mi), 20018 (1.2 mi), 20781 (1.2 mi), 20017 (1.6 mi) and 20782 (1.6 mi).

Is 20712 a PO Box ZIP code?

20712 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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