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20895

ZIP 20895 is in Kensington, Maryland, in Montgomery County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time. Kensington has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 20891.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
19,184
Coordinates
39.0270, -77.0776
☼ Live from 20895 — Kensington, MD

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Where 20895 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 20895
  • 🔢 Type 20895 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SGBOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,895 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 199. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000110011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20894 (Bethesda, MD, 3 mi away) and 20896 (Garrett Park, MD, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20895 becomes 59802 — and that is a real ZIP code: Missoula, MT, 1,921 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02859, 02895, 05829, 09258, 09825, 09852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09852 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,733 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,146 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20895 and you would come out at 39.03°S, 102.92°E — 875 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 4.1 square miles of land, 20895 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,184This ZIP19,184
Households6,991This ZIP6,991
Housing units7,292This ZIP7,292
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$173,625This ZIP$173,625Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$781,500This ZIP$781,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,113This ZIP$2,113Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher74.3%This ZIP74.3%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density4,708.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,708.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments585This ZIP585
Employees7,981This ZIP7,981
Annual payroll$477,309,000This ZIP$477,309,000
Tax returns filed9,710This ZIP9,710
Total adjusted gross income$1,775,793,000This ZIP$1,775,793,000

Land area

Land area4.07 sq miThis ZIP4.07 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 20895

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ZIP codes near 20895

ZIPCityDistance
20891 Kensington, MD 0.1 mi
20896 Garrett Park, MD 1.1 mi
20889 Bethesda, MD 1.7 mi
20825 Chevy Chase, MD 1.7 mi
20814 Bethesda, MD 2.1 mi
20902 Silver Spring, MD 2.2 mi
20892 Bethesda, MD 2.3 mi
20894 Bethesda, MD 2.5 mi
20910 Silver Spring, MD 2.8 mi
20852 Rockville, MD 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20895?

20895 is in Kensington, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0270, -77.0776.

What county is 20895 in?

20895 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 20895?

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

What time zone is 20895 in?

20895 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20895?

About 19,184 people live in ZIP code 20895, in 6,991 households, at 4,708.9 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 20895?

$173,625 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20895?

The closest are 20891 (0.1 mi), 20896 (1.1 mi), 20889 (1.7 mi), 20825 (1.7 mi) and 20814 (2.1 mi).

Is 20895 a PO Box ZIP code?

20895 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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