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20902

ZIP 20902 is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County; Eastern time. Silver Spring has 16 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
54,261
Coordinates
39.0438, -77.0424
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Where 20902 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 20902
  • 🔢 Type 20902 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOGOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆20902 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,902 = 2 × 7 × 1493. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20901 (Silver Spring, MD, 2 mi away) and 20903 (Silver Spring, MD, 4 mi away).
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00922, 02902, 02920, 09202, 09220, 20029, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09202 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,038 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,148 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20902 and you would come out at 39.04°S, 102.96°E — 874 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 7.6 square miles of land, 20902 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population54,261This ZIP54,261
Households18,236This ZIP18,236
Housing units19,031This ZIP19,031
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$114,486This ZIP$114,486Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$551,200This ZIP$551,200Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,116This ZIP$2,116Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.2%This ZIP47.2%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density7,173.6 / sq miThis ZIP7,173.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,007This ZIP1,007
Employees8,945This ZIP8,945
Annual payroll$423,332,000This ZIP$423,332,000
Tax returns filed27,110This ZIP27,110
Total adjusted gross income$2,107,466,000This ZIP$2,107,466,000

Land area

Land area7.56 sq miThis ZIP7.56 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 20902

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

ZIP codes near 20902

ZIPCityDistance
20891 Kensington, MD 2.2 mi
20895 Kensington, MD 2.2 mi
20901 Silver Spring, MD 2.3 mi
20910 Silver Spring, MD 2.8 mi
20896 Garrett Park, MD 2.9 mi
20906 Silver Spring, MD 3.1 mi
20993 Silver Spring, MD 3.1 mi
20825 Chevy Chase, MD 3.2 mi
20903 Silver Spring, MD 3.6 mi
20889 Bethesda, MD 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20902?

20902 is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0438, -77.0424.

What county is 20902 in?

20902 lies in Montgomery County.

What time zone is 20902 in?

20902 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20902?

About 54,261 people live in ZIP code 20902, in 18,236 households, at 7,173.6 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 20902?

$114,486 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20902?

The closest are 20891 (2.2 mi), 20895 (2.2 mi), 20901 (2.3 mi), 20910 (2.8 mi) and 20896 (2.9 mi).

Is 20902 a PO Box ZIP code?

20902 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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