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20717

ZIP 20717 is in Bowie, Maryland, in Prince George's County; Eastern time. Bowie has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.8336, -76.8777

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 20747, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 20717 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20717
  • 🔢 Type 20717 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LILOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 20717 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20716 (Bowie, MD, 11 mi away) and 20718 (Bowie, MD, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20717 becomes 71702, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01772, 02717, 02771, 07712, 07721, 10277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77021 in Houston, TX, 1,226 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% 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 20717 and you would come out at 38.83°S, 103.12°E — 859 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
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Land area

ZIP codes near 20717

ZIPCityDistance
20697 Southern Md Facility, MD 0.0 mi
20703 Lanham, MD 0.0 mi
20718 Bowie, MD 0.0 mi
20719 Bowie, MD 0.0 mi
20738 Riverdale, MD 0.0 mi
20741 College Park, MD 0.0 mi
20749 Fort Washington, MD 0.0 mi
20753 District Heights, MD 0.0 mi
20775 Upper Marlboro, MD 0.0 mi
20790 Capitol Heights, MD 0.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20717?

20717 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 38.8336, -76.8777.

What county is 20717 in?

20717 lies in Prince George's County.

What time zone is 20717 in?

20717 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 20717?

The closest are 20697 (0 mi), 20703 (0 mi), 20718 (0 mi), 20719 (0 mi) and 20738 (0 mi).

Is 20717 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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