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20764

ZIP 20764 is Shady Side, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County; area codes 443, 410 and 667; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anne Arundel
Population
2,993
Coordinates
38.8319, -76.5043
☼ Live from 20764 — Shady Side, MD

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Where 20764 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20764
  • 🔢 Type 20764 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgLOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,764 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 179. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20763 (Savage, MD, 27 mi away) and 20765 (Galesville, MD, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20764 becomes 46702 — and that is a real ZIP code: Andrews, IN, 503 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76402 in Stephenville, TX, 1,300 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,179 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20764 and you would come out at 38.83°S, 103.50°E — 842 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 20764 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,993This ZIP2,993
Households1,362This ZIP1,362
Housing units1,758This ZIP1,758
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$118,857This ZIP$118,857Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$432,700This ZIP$432,700Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,490This ZIP$2,490Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute37.5 minThis ZIP37.5 min
Population density753.1 / sq miThis ZIP753.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees164This ZIP164
Annual payroll$6,140,000This ZIP$6,140,000
Tax returns filed2,160This ZIP2,160
Total adjusted gross income$211,234,000This ZIP$211,234,000

Land area

Land area3.97 sq miThis ZIP3.97 sq mi
Water area2.99 sq miThis ZIP2.99 sq mi

Other place names in 20764

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ZIP codes near 20764

ZIPCityDistance
20733 Churchton, MD 2.4 mi
20765 Galesville, MD 2.5 mi
20778 West River, MD 3.7 mi
21106 Mayo, MD 3.9 mi
20751 Deale, MD 4.0 mi
20776 Harwood, MD 5.7 mi
20779 Tracys Landing, MD 6.2 mi
21037 Edgewater, MD 6.4 mi
21403 Annapolis, MD 7.7 mi
20711 Lothian, MD 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20764?

20764 is in Shady Side, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8319, -76.5043.

What county is 20764 in?

20764 lies in Anne Arundel County.

What area code is 20764?

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

What time zone is 20764 in?

20764 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20764?

About 2,993 people live in ZIP code 20764, in 1,362 households, at 753.1 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 20764?

$118,857 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20764?

The closest are 20733 (2.4 mi), 20765 (2.5 mi), 20778 (3.7 mi), 21106 (3.9 mi) and 20751 (4 mi).

Is 20764 a PO Box ZIP code?

20764 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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