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20882

ZIP 20882 is in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in Montgomery County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time. Gaithersburg has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
13,751
Coordinates
39.2287, -77.1627
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Where 20882 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20882
  • 🔢 Type 20882 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,882 = 2 × 53 × 197. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000110010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20880 (Washington Grove, MD, 6 mi away) and 20883 (Gaithersburg, MD, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20882 becomes 28802 — and that is a real ZIP code: Asheville, NC, 391 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02828, 02882, 08822, 28082, 28208, 28280, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88022 in Arenas Valley, NM, 1,780 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,139 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20882 and you would come out at 39.23°S, 102.84°E — 886 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 37.8 square miles of land, 20882 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,751This ZIP13,751
Households4,693This ZIP4,693
Housing units4,738This ZIP4,738
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$184,136This ZIP$184,136Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$737,400This ZIP$737,400Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,578This ZIP$1,578Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.6%This ZIP59.6%
Mean commute36.0 minThis ZIP36.0 min
Population density364.2 / sq miThis ZIP364.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments275This ZIP275
Employees2,130This ZIP2,130
Annual payroll$118,809,000This ZIP$118,809,000
Tax returns filed7,110This ZIP7,110
Total adjusted gross income$1,210,720,000This ZIP$1,210,720,000

Land area

Land area37.75 sq miThis ZIP37.75 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 20882

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

ZIP codes near 20882

ZIPCityDistance
20885 Gaithersburg, MD 3.6 mi
20886 Montgomery Village, MD 3.6 mi
20876 Germantown, MD 4.1 mi
20879 Gaithersburg, MD 4.2 mi
20872 Damascus, MD 5.4 mi
20833 Brookeville, MD 5.6 mi
20880 Washington Grove, MD 6.1 mi
20877 Gaithersburg, MD 6.3 mi
20813 Bethesda, MD 6.3 mi
20827 Bethesda, MD 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20882?

20882 is in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2287, -77.1627.

What county is 20882 in?

20882 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 20882?

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

What time zone is 20882 in?

20882 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20882?

About 13,751 people live in ZIP code 20882, in 4,693 households, at 364.2 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 20882?

$184,136 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20882?

The closest are 20885 (3.6 mi), 20886 (3.6 mi), 20876 (4.1 mi), 20879 (4.2 mi) and 20872 (5.4 mi).

Is 20882 a PO Box ZIP code?

20882 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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