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20812

ZIP 20812 is Glen Echo, Maryland, in Montgomery County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
276
Coordinates
38.9670, -77.1439
☼ Live from 20812 — Glen Echo, MD

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Where 20812 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20812
  • 🔢 Type 20812 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,812 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 11 × 43. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20811 (Bethesda, MD, 2 mi away) and 20813 (Bethesda, MD, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20812 becomes 21802 — and that is a real ZIP code: Salisbury, MD, 91 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01822, 02128, 02812, 08212, 08221, 10282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81220 in Cimarron, CO, 1,630 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,143 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20812 and you would come out at 38.97°S, 102.86°E — 876 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 0.177 square miles of land, 20812 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 86 football fields.
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People and housing

Population276This ZIP276
Households99This ZIP99
Housing units105This ZIP105
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$213,750This ZIP$213,750Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$1,163,500This ZIP$1,163,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher82.0%This ZIP82.0%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density1,559.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,559.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees139This ZIP139
Annual payroll$8,550,000This ZIP$8,550,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$35,313,000This ZIP$35,313,000

Land area

Land area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 20812

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ZIP codes near 20812

ZIPCityDistance
20818 Cabin John, MD 1.1 mi
20816 Bethesda, MD 1.5 mi
20817 Bethesda, MD 2.1 mi
22101 Mc Lean, VA 2.2 mi
20810 Bethesda, MD 2.5 mi
20811 Bethesda, MD 2.5 mi
20824 Bethesda, MD 2.5 mi
20894 Bethesda, MD 3.0 mi
22106 Mc Lean, VA 3.0 mi
22109 Mc Lean, VA 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20812?

20812 is in Glen Echo, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9670, -77.1439.

What county is 20812 in?

20812 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 20812?

Glen Echo uses area codes 240, 301 and 227, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 20812 in?

20812 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20812?

About 276 people live in ZIP code 20812, in 99 households, at 1,559.3 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 20812?

$213,750 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20812?

The closest are 20818 (1.1 mi), 20816 (1.5 mi), 20817 (2.1 mi), 22101 (2.2 mi) and 20810 (2.5 mi).

Is 20812 a PO Box ZIP code?

20812 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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