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20872

ZIP 20872 is Damascus, Maryland, in Montgomery County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
13,983
Coordinates
39.2992, -77.2066
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Where 20872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20872
  • 🔢 Type 20872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2609. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20871 (Clarksburg, MD, 5 mi away) and 20874 (Germantown, MD, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20872 becomes 27802 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rocky Mount, NC, 235 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02827, 02872, 07822, 08722, 20782, 20827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87022 in Isleta, NM, 1,645 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,136 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20872 and you would come out at 39.30°S, 102.79°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 19.9 square miles of land, 20872 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,983This ZIP13,983
Households4,659This ZIP4,659
Housing units4,826This ZIP4,826
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$141,050This ZIP$141,050Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$504,300This ZIP$504,300Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,809This ZIP$1,809Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.3%This ZIP44.3%
Mean commute36.2 minThis ZIP36.2 min
Population density703.1 / sq miThis ZIP703.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments258This ZIP258
Employees2,155This ZIP2,155
Annual payroll$85,777,000This ZIP$85,777,000
Tax returns filed6,780This ZIP6,780
Total adjusted gross income$663,062,000This ZIP$663,062,000

Land area

Land area19.89 sq miThis ZIP19.89 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 20872

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

ZIP codes near 20872

ZIPCityDistance
21770 Monrovia, MD 4.4 mi
20871 Clarksburg, MD 4.9 mi
20882 Gaithersburg, MD 5.4 mi
21754 Ijamsville, MD 6.3 mi
20876 Germantown, MD 6.6 mi
21771 Mount Airy, MD 7.1 mi
20886 Montgomery Village, MD 7.6 mi
21765 Lisbon, MD 7.7 mi
21797 Woodbine, MD 7.7 mi
20885 Gaithersburg, MD 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20872?

20872 is in Damascus, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2992, -77.2066.

What county is 20872 in?

20872 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 20872?

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

What time zone is 20872 in?

20872 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20872?

About 13,983 people live in ZIP code 20872, in 4,659 households, at 703.1 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 20872?

$141,050 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20872?

The closest are 21770 (4.4 mi), 20871 (4.9 mi), 20882 (5.4 mi), 21754 (6.3 mi) and 20876 (6.6 mi).

Is 20872 a PO Box ZIP code?

20872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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