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20841

ZIP 20841 is Boyds, Maryland, in Montgomery County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
9,969
Coordinates
39.1820, -77.3225
☼ Live from 20841 — Boyds, MD

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Where 20841 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20841
  • 🔢 Type 20841 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,841 = 3 × 6947. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20839 (Beallsville, MD, 6 mi away) and 20842 (Dickerson, MD, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20841 becomes 14802 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alfred, NY, 214 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84120 in West Valley City, UT, 1,828 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,131 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20841 and you would come out at 39.18°S, 102.68°E — 892 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 27.2 square miles of land, 20841 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,969This ZIP9,969
Households2,919This ZIP2,919
Housing units3,091This ZIP3,091
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$184,688This ZIP$184,688Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$782,500This ZIP$782,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,825This ZIP$2,825Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.6%This ZIP59.6%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density367.2 / sq miThis ZIP367.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments192This ZIP192
Employees994This ZIP994
Annual payroll$52,301,000This ZIP$52,301,000
Tax returns filed4,510This ZIP4,510
Total adjusted gross income$646,942,000This ZIP$646,942,000

Land area

Land area27.15 sq miThis ZIP27.15 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 20841

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ZIP codes near 20841

ZIPCityDistance
20874 Germantown, MD 3.6 mi
20838 Barnesville, MD 3.9 mi
20876 Germantown, MD 5.1 mi
20842 Dickerson, MD 5.1 mi
20871 Clarksburg, MD 5.7 mi
20839 Beallsville, MD 5.8 mi
20878 Gaithersburg, MD 6.2 mi
20899 Gaithersburg, MD 6.3 mi
20886 Montgomery Village, MD 6.3 mi
20837 Poolesville, MD 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20841?

20841 is in Boyds, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1820, -77.3225.

What county is 20841 in?

20841 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 20841?

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

What time zone is 20841 in?

20841 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20841?

About 9,969 people live in ZIP code 20841, in 2,919 households, at 367.2 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 20841?

$184,688 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20841?

The closest are 20874 (3.6 mi), 20838 (3.9 mi), 20876 (5.1 mi), 20842 (5.1 mi) and 20871 (5.7 mi).

Is 20841 a PO Box ZIP code?

20841 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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