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20833

ZIP 20833 is Brookeville, Maryland, mostly in Montgomery County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery +1 more
Population
7,860
Coordinates
39.2104, -77.0616
☼ Live from 20833 — Brookeville, MD

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Where 20833 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20833
  • 🔢 Type 20833 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,833 = 83 × 251. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20832 (Olney, MD, 4 mi away) and 20837 (Poolesville, MD, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20833 becomes 33802 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lakeland, FL, 823 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02338, 02833, 03238, 03823, 03832, 08323, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83302 in Rogerson, ID, 1,969 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,145 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20833 and you would come out at 39.21°S, 102.94°E — 881 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 19.1 square miles of land, 20833 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,860This ZIP7,860
Households2,568This ZIP2,568
Housing units2,593This ZIP2,593
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$204,375This ZIP$204,375Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$797,100This ZIP$797,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,074This ZIP$2,074Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.8%This ZIP64.8%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density411.4 / sq miThis ZIP411.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments144This ZIP144
Employees1,174This ZIP1,174
Annual payroll$51,040,000This ZIP$51,040,000
Tax returns filed3,860This ZIP3,860
Total adjusted gross income$657,331,000This ZIP$657,331,000

Land area

Land area19.11 sq miThis ZIP19.11 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Counties 20833 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 90.2%
Howard County 9.8%

Other place names in 20833

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 20833

ZIPCityDistance
20862 Brinklow, MD 3.1 mi
21737 Glenelg, MD 3.2 mi
21036 Dayton, MD 3.4 mi
20830 Olney, MD 3.8 mi
20832 Olney, MD 4.2 mi
20860 Sandy Spring, MD 4.3 mi
21738 Glenwood, MD 5.2 mi
20861 Ashton, MD 5.4 mi
21029 Clarksville, MD 5.5 mi
20777 Highland, MD 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20833?

20833 is in Brookeville, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2104, -77.0616.

What county is 20833 in?

20833 spans 2 counties: Montgomery County and Howard County. Most of it falls in Montgomery County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 20833 in?

20833 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20833?

About 7,860 people live in ZIP code 20833, in 2,568 households, at 411.4 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 20833?

$204,375 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20833?

The closest are 20862 (3.1 mi), 21737 (3.2 mi), 21036 (3.4 mi), 20830 (3.8 mi) and 20832 (4.2 mi).

Is 20833 a PO Box ZIP code?

20833 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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