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20740

ZIP 20740 is in College Park, Maryland, in Prince George's County; Eastern time. College Park has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 20741 and 20742.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
36,847
Coordinates
39.0027, -76.9308
☼ Live from 20740 — College Park, MD

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Where 20740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20740
  • 🔢 Type 20740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 61. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000100000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20738 (Riverdale, MD, 12 mi away) and 20741 (College Park, MD, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20740 becomes 04702, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00742, 02047, 02740, 04027, 04072, 04270, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00742 in Roosevelt Roads, PR, 1,587 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,154 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20740 and you would come out at 39.00°S, 103.07°E — 868 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 20740 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,847This ZIP36,847
Households11,559This ZIP11,559
Housing units12,935This ZIP12,935
Median age23.5This ZIP23.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$77,317This ZIP$77,317Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$423,900This ZIP$423,900Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,839This ZIP$1,839Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.1%This ZIP50.1%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density4,194.8 / sq miThis ZIP4,194.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments627This ZIP627
Employees8,439This ZIP8,439
Annual payroll$441,859,000This ZIP$441,859,000
Tax returns filed12,030This ZIP12,030
Total adjusted gross income$761,949,000This ZIP$761,949,000

Land area

Land area8.78 sq miThis ZIP8.78 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 20740

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

ZIP codes near 20740

ZIPCityDistance
20742 College Park, MD 0.9 mi
20783 Hyattsville, MD 2.0 mi
20770 Greenbelt, MD 2.2 mi
20704 Beltsville, MD 2.5 mi
20788 Hyattsville, MD 2.5 mi
20737 Riverdale, MD 2.9 mi
20768 Greenbelt, MD 3.0 mi
20787 Hyattsville, MD 3.0 mi
20903 Silver Spring, MD 3.0 mi
20782 Hyattsville, MD 3.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20740?

20740 is in College Park, Maryland, in Prince George's County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0027, -76.9308.

What county is 20740 in?

20740 lies in Prince George's County.

What time zone is 20740 in?

20740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20740?

About 36,847 people live in ZIP code 20740, in 11,559 households, at 4,194.8 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 20740?

$77,317 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20740?

The closest are 20742 (0.9 mi), 20783 (2 mi), 20770 (2.2 mi), 20704 (2.5 mi) and 20788 (2.5 mi).

Is 20740 a PO Box ZIP code?

20740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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