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20781

ZIP 20781 is in Hyattsville, Maryland, in Prince George's County; Eastern time. Hyattsville has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
13,352
Coordinates
38.9529, -76.9463
☼ Live from 20781 — Hyattsville, MD

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Where 20781 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20781
  • 🔢 Type 20781 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBLOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,781 = 3 × 3 × 2309. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20779 (Tracys Landing, MD, 24 mi away) and 20782 (Hyattsville, MD, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20781 becomes 18702 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wilkes Barre, PA, 169 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87021 in Milan, NM, 1,717 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% 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 20781 and you would come out at 38.95°S, 103.05°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 20781 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,352This ZIP13,352
Households4,445This ZIP4,445
Housing units4,659This ZIP4,659
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$86,018This ZIP$86,018Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$465,100This ZIP$465,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,693This ZIP$1,693Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%This ZIP42.7%
Mean commute34.0 minThis ZIP34.0 min
Population density5,429.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,429.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments428This ZIP428
Employees7,434This ZIP7,434
Annual payroll$446,952,000This ZIP$446,952,000
Tax returns filed6,490This ZIP6,490
Total adjusted gross income$436,926,000This ZIP$436,926,000

Land area

Land area2.46 sq miThis ZIP2.46 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 20781

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ZIP codes near 20781

ZIPCityDistance
20788 Hyattsville, MD 1.2 mi
20712 Mount Rainier, MD 1.2 mi
20722 Brentwood, MD 1.3 mi
20710 Bladensburg, MD 1.3 mi
20782 Hyattsville, MD 1.4 mi
20737 Riverdale, MD 1.8 mi
20018 Washington, DC 2.4 mi
20017 Washington, DC 2.7 mi
20742 College Park, MD 2.9 mi
20784 Hyattsville, MD 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20781?

20781 is in Hyattsville, Maryland, in Prince George's County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9529, -76.9463.

What county is 20781 in?

20781 lies in Prince George's County.

What time zone is 20781 in?

20781 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20781?

About 13,352 people live in ZIP code 20781, in 4,445 households, at 5,429.8 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 20781?

$86,018 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20781?

The closest are 20788 (1.2 mi), 20712 (1.2 mi), 20722 (1.3 mi), 20710 (1.3 mi) and 20782 (1.4 mi).

Is 20781 a PO Box ZIP code?

20781 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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