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20874

ZIP 20874 is in Germantown, Maryland, in Montgomery County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time. Germantown has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 20875 and 20876.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
62,738
Coordinates
39.1331, -77.3018
☼ Live from 20874 — Germantown, MD

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Where 20874 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20874
  • 🔢 Type 20874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,874 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 71. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000110001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20872 (Damascus, MD, 13 mi away) and 20875 (Germantown, MD, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20874 becomes 47802 — and that is a real ZIP code: Terre Haute, IN, 541 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,940 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,133 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20874 and you would come out at 39.13°S, 102.70°E — 889 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 22.7 square miles of land, 20874 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population62,738This ZIP62,738
Households22,662This ZIP22,662
Housing units23,124This ZIP23,124
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$115,022This ZIP$115,022Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$399,000This ZIP$399,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,995This ZIP$1,995Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.9%This ZIP48.9%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density2,766.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,766.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments920This ZIP920
Employees11,825This ZIP11,825
Annual payroll$885,348,000This ZIP$885,348,000
Tax returns filed32,360This ZIP32,360
Total adjusted gross income$2,675,760,000This ZIP$2,675,760,000

Land area

Land area22.68 sq miThis ZIP22.68 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Other place names in 20874

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

ZIP codes near 20874

ZIPCityDistance
20878 Gaithersburg, MD 3.1 mi
20841 Boyds, MD 3.6 mi
20899 Gaithersburg, MD 4.7 mi
20813 Bethesda, MD 5.1 mi
20827 Bethesda, MD 5.1 mi
20848 Rockville, MD 5.1 mi
20859 Potomac, MD 5.1 mi
20875 Germantown, MD 5.1 mi
20884 Gaithersburg, MD 5.1 mi
20897 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20874?

20874 is in Germantown, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1331, -77.3018.

What county is 20874 in?

20874 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 20874?

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

What time zone is 20874 in?

20874 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20874?

About 62,738 people live in ZIP code 20874, in 22,662 households, at 2,766.8 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 20874?

$115,022 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20874?

The closest are 20878 (3.1 mi), 20841 (3.6 mi), 20899 (4.7 mi), 20813 (5.1 mi) and 20827 (5.1 mi).

Is 20874 a PO Box ZIP code?

20874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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