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20748

ZIP 20748 is in Temple Hills, Maryland, in Prince George's County; area codes 240 and 301; Eastern time. Temple Hills has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 20757.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
40,338
Coordinates
38.8149, -76.9334
☼ Live from 20748 — Temple Hills, MD

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Where 20748 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20748
  • 🔢 Type 20748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,748 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 13 × 19. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000100001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20747 (District Heights, MD, 4 mi away) and 20749 (Fort Washington, MD, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20748 becomes 84702, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,156 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20748 and you would come out at 38.81°S, 103.07°E — 861 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 9.3 square miles of land, 20748 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,338This ZIP40,338
Households16,469This ZIP16,469
Housing units17,224This ZIP17,224
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$83,162This ZIP$83,162Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$384,300This ZIP$384,300Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,650This ZIP$1,650Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%This ZIP29.8%
Mean commute36.5 minThis ZIP36.5 min
Population density4,337.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,337.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments557This ZIP557
Employees5,574This ZIP5,574
Annual payroll$227,670,000This ZIP$227,670,000
Tax returns filed19,360This ZIP19,360
Total adjusted gross income$1,115,359,000This ZIP$1,115,359,000

Land area

Land area9.30 sq miThis ZIP9.30 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 20748

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ZIP codes near 20748

ZIPCityDistance
20757 Temple Hills, MD 0.7 mi
20746 Suitland, MD 1.7 mi
20752 Suitland, MD 2.4 mi
20750 Oxon Hill, MD 3.1 mi
20697 Southern Md Facility, MD 3.3 mi
20703 Lanham, MD 3.3 mi
20717 Bowie, MD 3.3 mi
20718 Bowie, MD 3.3 mi
20719 Bowie, MD 3.3 mi
20738 Riverdale, MD 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20748?

20748 is in Temple Hills, Maryland, in Prince George's County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8149, -76.9334.

What county is 20748 in?

20748 lies in Prince George's County.

What area code is 20748?

Temple Hills uses area codes 240 and 301, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 20748 in?

20748 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20748?

About 40,338 people live in ZIP code 20748, in 16,469 households, at 4,337.0 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 20748?

$83,162 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20748?

The closest are 20757 (0.7 mi), 20746 (1.7 mi), 20752 (2.4 mi), 20750 (3.1 mi) and 20697 (3.3 mi).

Is 20748 a PO Box ZIP code?

20748 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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