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20886

ZIP 20886 is Montgomery Village, Maryland, in Montgomery County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
34,718
Coordinates
39.1885, -77.2051
☼ Live from 20886 — Montgomery Village, MD

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Where 20886 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 20886
  • 🔢 Type 20886 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,886 = 2 × 3 × 59 × 59. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20885 (Gaithersburg, MD, 0 mi away) and 20889 (Bethesda, MD, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20886 becomes 68802 — and that is a real ZIP code: Grand Island, NE, 1,130 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02886, 06828, 08628, 08826, 08862, 20688, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86028 in Petrified Forest Natl Pk, AZ, 1,810 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,138 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20886 and you would come out at 39.19°S, 102.79°E — 887 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 4.1 square miles of land, 20886 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,718This ZIP34,718
Households12,441This ZIP12,441
Housing units13,024This ZIP13,024
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$98,542This ZIP$98,542Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$386,500This ZIP$386,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,918This ZIP$1,918Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%This ZIP43.3%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density8,463.7 / sq miThis ZIP8,463.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments281This ZIP281
Employees2,734This ZIP2,734
Annual payroll$117,307,000This ZIP$117,307,000
Tax returns filed19,090This ZIP19,090
Total adjusted gross income$1,237,800,000This ZIP$1,237,800,000

Land area

Land area4.10 sq miThis ZIP4.10 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 20886

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ZIP codes near 20886

ZIPCityDistance
20885 Gaithersburg, MD 0.1 mi
20876 Germantown, MD 2.0 mi
20879 Gaithersburg, MD 2.6 mi
20813 Bethesda, MD 3.1 mi
20827 Bethesda, MD 3.1 mi
20848 Rockville, MD 3.1 mi
20859 Potomac, MD 3.1 mi
20875 Germantown, MD 3.1 mi
20884 Gaithersburg, MD 3.1 mi
20897 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20886?

20886 is in Montgomery Village, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1885, -77.2051.

What county is 20886 in?

20886 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 20886?

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

What time zone is 20886 in?

20886 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20886?

About 34,718 people live in ZIP code 20886, in 12,441 households, at 8,463.7 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 20886?

$98,542 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20886?

The closest are 20885 (0.1 mi), 20876 (2 mi), 20879 (2.6 mi), 20813 (3.1 mi) and 20827 (3.1 mi).

Is 20886 a PO Box ZIP code?

20886 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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