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20724

ZIP 20724 is in Laurel, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County; area codes 443, 410 and 667; Eastern time. Laurel has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anne Arundel
Population
19,369
Coordinates
39.0803, -76.7906
☼ Live from 20724 — Laurel, MD

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Where 20724 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 20724
  • 🔢 Type 20724 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZLOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,724 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 157. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20723 (Laurel, MD, 6 mi away) and 20725 (Laurel, MD, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20724 becomes 42702 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elizabethtown, KY, 500 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02472, 02724, 02742, 04227, 07422, 20427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74022 in Copan, OK, 1,053 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,161 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20724 and you would come out at 39.08°S, 103.21°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 18.8 square miles of land, 20724 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,369This ZIP19,369
Households7,414This ZIP7,414
Housing units7,627This ZIP7,627
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$118,115This ZIP$118,115Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$426,100This ZIP$426,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,421This ZIP$2,421Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.1%This ZIP45.1%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density1,028.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,028.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments256This ZIP256
Employees3,745This ZIP3,745
Annual payroll$171,305,000This ZIP$171,305,000
Tax returns filed10,060This ZIP10,060
Total adjusted gross income$744,985,000This ZIP$744,985,000

Land area

Land area18.83 sq miThis ZIP18.83 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 20724

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

ZIP codes near 20724

ZIPCityDistance
20755 Fort George G Meade, MD 2.7 mi
20708 Laurel, MD 3.2 mi
20709 Laurel, MD 3.4 mi
20725 Laurel, MD 3.4 mi
20726 Laurel, MD 3.4 mi
20701 Annapolis Junction, MD 3.6 mi
20763 Savage, MD 4.2 mi
21113 Odenton, MD 4.4 mi
20794 Jessup, MD 4.9 mi
20707 Laurel, MD 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20724?

20724 is in Laurel, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0803, -76.7906.

What county is 20724 in?

20724 lies in Anne Arundel County.

What area code is 20724?

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

What time zone is 20724 in?

20724 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20724?

About 19,369 people live in ZIP code 20724, in 7,414 households, at 1,028.8 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 20724?

$118,115 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20724?

The closest are 20755 (2.7 mi), 20708 (3.2 mi), 20709 (3.4 mi), 20725 (3.4 mi) and 20726 (3.4 mi).

Is 20724 a PO Box ZIP code?

20724 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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