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20903

ZIP 20903 is in Silver Spring, Maryland, mostly in Montgomery County; Eastern time. Silver Spring has 16 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery +1 more
Population
24,815
Coordinates
39.0214, -76.9808
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Where 20903 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 20903
  • 🔢 Type 20903 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOGOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 20903 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000110100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20902 (Silver Spring, MD, 4 mi away) and 20904 (Silver Spring, MD, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20903 becomes 30902, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00923, 02093, 02903, 03290, 03902, 20039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93002 in Ventura, CA, 2,347 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,151 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20903 and you would come out at 39.02°S, 103.02°E — 871 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 3.4 square miles of land, 20903 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,815This ZIP24,815
Households7,205This ZIP7,205
Housing units7,492This ZIP7,492
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$80,768This ZIP$80,768Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$485,700This ZIP$485,700Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,818This ZIP$1,818Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%This ZIP27.2%
Mean commute39.0 minThis ZIP39.0 min
Population density7,277.1 / sq miThis ZIP7,277.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments254This ZIP254
Employees2,906This ZIP2,906
Annual payroll$175,608,000This ZIP$175,608,000
Tax returns filed12,220This ZIP12,220
Total adjusted gross income$575,230,000This ZIP$575,230,000

Land area

Land area3.41 sq miThis ZIP3.41 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 20903 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 95.1%
Prince George's County 4.9%

Other place names in 20903

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ZIP codes near 20903

ZIPCityDistance
20993 Silver Spring, MD 0.9 mi
20901 Silver Spring, MD 1.6 mi
20783 Hyattsville, MD 1.8 mi
20787 Hyattsville, MD 2.4 mi
20742 College Park, MD 2.8 mi
20912 Takoma Park, MD 3.0 mi
20740 College Park, MD 3.0 mi
20907 Silver Spring, MD 3.2 mi
20908 Silver Spring, MD 3.2 mi
20911 Silver Spring, MD 3.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20903?

20903 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 39.0214, -76.9808.

What county is 20903 in?

20903 spans 2 counties: Montgomery County and Prince George's County. Most of it falls in Montgomery County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 20903 in?

20903 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20903?

About 24,815 people live in ZIP code 20903, in 7,205 households, at 7,277.1 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 20903?

$80,768 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20903?

The closest are 20993 (0.9 mi), 20901 (1.6 mi), 20783 (1.8 mi), 20787 (2.4 mi) and 20742 (2.8 mi).

Is 20903 a PO Box ZIP code?

20903 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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