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20852

ZIP 20852 is in Rockville, Maryland, in Montgomery County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time. Rockville has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
48,180
Coordinates
39.0515, -77.1240
☼ Live from 20852 — Rockville, MD

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Where 20852 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20852
  • 🔢 Type 20852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,852 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 401. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20851 (Rockville, MD, 2 mi away) and 20853 (Rockville, MD, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20852 becomes 25802 — and that is a real ZIP code: Beckley, WV, 240 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02825, 02852, 05822, 08225, 08252, 20528, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85022 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,967 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% 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 20852 and you would come out at 39.05°S, 102.88°E — 878 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 8.1 square miles of land, 20852 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,180This ZIP48,180
Households21,743This ZIP21,743
Housing units23,202This ZIP23,202
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$122,472This ZIP$122,472Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$665,200This ZIP$665,200Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,224This ZIP$2,224Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher74.8%This ZIP74.8%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density5,967.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,967.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,441This ZIP2,441
Employees47,971This ZIP47,971
Annual payroll$4,013,812,000This ZIP$4,013,812,000
Tax returns filed24,830This ZIP24,830
Total adjusted gross income$3,322,869,000This ZIP$3,322,869,000

Land area

Land area8.07 sq miThis ZIP8.07 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 20852

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ZIP codes near 20852

ZIPCityDistance
20851 Rockville, MD 1.8 mi
20896 Garrett Park, MD 1.9 mi
20847 Rockville, MD 2.7 mi
20849 Rockville, MD 2.7 mi
20857 Rockville, MD 2.7 mi
20895 Kensington, MD 3.0 mi
20883 Gaithersburg, MD 3.1 mi
20891 Kensington, MD 3.1 mi
20814 Bethesda, MD 3.4 mi
20892 Bethesda, MD 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20852?

20852 is in Rockville, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0515, -77.1240.

What county is 20852 in?

20852 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 20852?

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

What time zone is 20852 in?

20852 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20852?

About 48,180 people live in ZIP code 20852, in 21,743 households, at 5,967.3 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 20852?

$122,472 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20852?

The closest are 20851 (1.8 mi), 20896 (1.9 mi), 20847 (2.7 mi), 20849 (2.7 mi) and 20857 (2.7 mi).

Is 20852 a PO Box ZIP code?

20852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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