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20787

ZIP 20787 is in Hyattsville, Maryland, in Prince George's County; Eastern time. Hyattsville has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.9871, -76.9824

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 20783, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 20787 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20787
  • 🔢 Type 20787 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBLOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,787 = 3 × 13 × 13 × 41. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000100110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20785 (Hyattsville, MD, 7 mi away) and 20788 (Hyattsville, MD, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20787 becomes 78702 — and that is a real ZIP code: Austin, TX, 1,320 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 07827, 20778, 20877, 27708, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87027 in La Jara, NM, 1,646 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,152 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20787 and you would come out at 38.99°S, 103.02°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
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Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$5,748,000This ZIP$5,748,000

Land area

ZIP codes near 20787

ZIPCityDistance
20912 Takoma Park, MD 1.1 mi
20783 Hyattsville, MD 1.1 mi
20913 Takoma Park, MD 1.5 mi
20782 Hyattsville, MD 1.7 mi
20788 Hyattsville, MD 2.1 mi
20742 College Park, MD 2.1 mi
20907 Silver Spring, MD 2.4 mi
20908 Silver Spring, MD 2.4 mi
20911 Silver Spring, MD 2.4 mi
20914 Silver Spring, MD 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20787?

20787 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 38.9871, -76.9824.

What county is 20787 in?

20787 lies in Prince George's County.

What time zone is 20787 in?

20787 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 20787?

The closest are 20912 (1.1 mi), 20783 (1.1 mi), 20913 (1.5 mi), 20782 (1.7 mi) and 20788 (2.1 mi).

Is 20787 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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