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20906

ZIP 20906 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
70,595
Coordinates
39.0872, -77.0550
☼ Live from 20906 — Silver Spring, MD

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Where 20906 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 20906
  • 🔢 Type 20906 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOGOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,906 = 2 × 10453. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000110101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20905 (Silver Spring, MD, 4 mi away) and 20907 (Silver Spring, MD, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20906 becomes 60902, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00692, 00926, 00962, 02906, 06029, 06092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09602 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,729 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,147 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20906 and you would come out at 39.09°S, 102.95°E — 876 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 12.7 square miles of land, 20906 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population70,595This ZIP70,595
Households25,958This ZIP25,958
Housing units27,291This ZIP27,291
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$97,521This ZIP$97,521Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$455,800This ZIP$455,800Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,963This ZIP$1,963Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%This ZIP42.5%
Mean commute34.9 minThis ZIP34.9 min
Population density5,543.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,543.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments772This ZIP772
Employees7,233This ZIP7,233
Annual payroll$297,449,000This ZIP$297,449,000
Tax returns filed39,320This ZIP39,320
Total adjusted gross income$2,741,161,000This ZIP$2,741,161,000

Land area

Land area12.73 sq miThis ZIP12.73 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 20906

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

ZIP codes near 20906

ZIPCityDistance
20853 Rockville, MD 2.4 mi
20902 Silver Spring, MD 3.1 mi
20851 Rockville, MD 3.6 mi
20905 Silver Spring, MD 3.9 mi
20896 Garrett Park, MD 4.2 mi
20904 Silver Spring, MD 4.3 mi
20895 Kensington, MD 4.3 mi
20891 Kensington, MD 4.4 mi
20852 Rockville, MD 4.4 mi
20860 Sandy Spring, MD 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20906?

20906 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 39.0872, -77.0550.

What county is 20906 in?

20906 lies in Montgomery County.

What time zone is 20906 in?

20906 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20906?

About 70,595 people live in ZIP code 20906, in 25,958 households, at 5,543.8 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 20906?

$97,521 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20906?

The closest are 20853 (2.4 mi), 20902 (3.1 mi), 20851 (3.6 mi), 20905 (3.9 mi) and 20896 (4.2 mi).

Is 20906 a PO Box ZIP code?

20906 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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