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20715

ZIP 20715 is in Bowie, Maryland, in Prince George's County; Eastern time. Bowie has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
26,915
Coordinates
38.9868, -76.7363
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Where 20715 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20715
  • 🔢 Type 20715 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SILOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,715 = 3 × 5 × 1381. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20714 (North Beach, MD, 22 mi away) and 20716 (Bowie, MD, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20715 becomes 51702, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01257, 01527, 01752, 02571, 02715, 07512, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75102 in Barry, TX, 1,213 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,165 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20715 and you would come out at 38.99°S, 103.26°E — 858 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 14.1 square miles of land, 20715 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,915This ZIP26,915
Households8,985This ZIP8,985
Housing units9,259This ZIP9,259
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$143,732This ZIP$143,732Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$452,600This ZIP$452,600Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,491This ZIP$2,491Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.6%This ZIP48.6%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density1,915.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,915.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments631This ZIP631
Employees9,981This ZIP9,981
Annual payroll$687,470,000This ZIP$687,470,000
Tax returns filed13,560This ZIP13,560
Total adjusted gross income$1,254,957,000This ZIP$1,254,957,000

Land area

Land area14.05 sq miThis ZIP14.05 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 20715

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

ZIP codes near 20715

ZIPCityDistance
20720 Bowie, MD 2.6 mi
21114 Crofton, MD 3.2 mi
20769 Glenn Dale, MD 3.9 mi
20716 Bowie, MD 4.3 mi
21054 Gambrills, MD 5.4 mi
21113 Odenton, MD 5.4 mi
20721 Bowie, MD 5.6 mi
20708 Laurel, MD 6.2 mi
20706 Lanham, MD 6.3 mi
20771 Greenbelt, MD 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20715?

20715 is in Bowie, Maryland, in Prince George's County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9868, -76.7363.

What county is 20715 in?

20715 lies in Prince George's County.

What time zone is 20715 in?

20715 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20715?

About 26,915 people live in ZIP code 20715, in 8,985 households, at 1,915.2 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 20715?

$143,732 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20715?

The closest are 20720 (2.6 mi), 21114 (3.2 mi), 20769 (3.9 mi), 20716 (4.3 mi) and 21054 (5.4 mi).

Is 20715 a PO Box ZIP code?

20715 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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