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20862

ZIP 20862 is Brinklow, Maryland, in Montgomery County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
430
Coordinates
39.1808, -77.0174
☼ Live from 20862 — Brinklow, MD

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Where 20862 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20862
  • 🔢 Type 20862 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,862 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 19 × 61. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000101111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20861 (Ashton, MD, 2 mi away) and 20866 (Burtonsville, MD, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20862 becomes 26802 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brandywine, WV, 122 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02826, 02862, 06282, 08226, 20268, 20628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86022 in Fredonia, AZ, 1,930 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,148 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20862 and you would come out at 39.18°S, 102.98°E — 878 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 20862 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population430This ZIP430
Households184This ZIP184
Housing units184This ZIP184
Median age56.0This ZIP56.0Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$189,667This ZIP$189,667Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$810,600This ZIP$810,600Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%This ZIP60.6%
Mean commute42.5 minThis ZIP42.5 min
Population density272.7 / sq miThis ZIP272.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees170This ZIP170
Annual payroll$7,189,000This ZIP$7,189,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$43,533,000This ZIP$43,533,000

Land area

Land area1.58 sq miThis ZIP1.58 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 20862

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ZIP codes near 20862

ZIPCityDistance
20860 Sandy Spring, MD 2.3 mi
20861 Ashton, MD 2.4 mi
20777 Highland, MD 2.6 mi
20833 Brookeville, MD 3.1 mi
20830 Olney, MD 3.2 mi
21036 Dayton, MD 3.8 mi
21029 Clarksville, MD 3.8 mi
20832 Olney, MD 3.9 mi
21737 Glenelg, MD 4.7 mi
20868 Spencerville, MD 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20862?

20862 is in Brinklow, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1808, -77.0174.

What county is 20862 in?

20862 lies in Montgomery County.

What time zone is 20862 in?

20862 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20862?

About 430 people live in ZIP code 20862, in 184 households, at 272.7 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 20862?

$189,667 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20862?

The closest are 20860 (2.3 mi), 20861 (2.4 mi), 20777 (2.6 mi), 20833 (3.1 mi) and 20830 (3.2 mi).

Is 20862 a PO Box ZIP code?

20862 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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