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20876

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
26,406
Coordinates
39.2067, -77.2337
☼ Live from 20876 — Germantown, MD

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Where 20876 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20876
  • 🔢 Type 20876 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,876 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 307. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000110001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20875 (Germantown, MD, 5 mi away) and 20877 (Gaithersburg, MD, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20876 becomes 67802, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02768, 02876, 06278, 06782, 07628, 07826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87026 in Laguna, NM, 1,670 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,136 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20876 and you would come out at 39.21°S, 102.77°E — 889 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 10.9 square miles of land, 20876 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,406This ZIP26,406
Households8,783This ZIP8,783
Housing units8,939This ZIP8,939
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$119,731This ZIP$119,731Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$487,300This ZIP$487,300Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,109This ZIP$2,109Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.0%This ZIP52.0%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density2,433.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,433.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments545This ZIP545
Employees11,746This ZIP11,746
Annual payroll$981,892,000This ZIP$981,892,000
Tax returns filed13,410This ZIP13,410
Total adjusted gross income$1,039,744,000This ZIP$1,039,744,000

Land area

Land area10.85 sq miThis ZIP10.85 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 20876

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

ZIP codes near 20876

ZIPCityDistance
20886 Montgomery Village, MD 2.0 mi
20885 Gaithersburg, MD 2.1 mi
20882 Gaithersburg, MD 4.1 mi
20899 Gaithersburg, MD 4.4 mi
20871 Clarksburg, MD 4.4 mi
20813 Bethesda, MD 4.6 mi
20827 Bethesda, MD 4.6 mi
20848 Rockville, MD 4.6 mi
20859 Potomac, MD 4.6 mi
20875 Germantown, MD 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20876?

20876 is in Germantown, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2067, -77.2337.

What county is 20876 in?

20876 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 20876?

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

What time zone is 20876 in?

20876 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20876?

About 26,406 people live in ZIP code 20876, in 8,783 households, at 2,433.3 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 20876?

$119,731 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20876?

The closest are 20886 (2 mi), 20885 (2.1 mi), 20882 (4.1 mi), 20899 (4.4 mi) and 20871 (4.4 mi).

Is 20876 a PO Box ZIP code?

20876 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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