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20912

ZIP 20912 is in Takoma Park, Maryland, mostly in Montgomery County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time. Takoma Park has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 20913.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery +1 more
Population
25,749
Coordinates
38.9816, -77.0012
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Where 20912 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 20912
  • 🔢 Type 20912 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIGOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,912 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1307. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101000110110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20911 (Silver Spring, MD, 1 mi away) and 20913 (Takoma Park, MD, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20912 becomes 21902 — and that is a real ZIP code: Perry Point, MD, 64 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01229, 01922, 02129, 02912, 02921, 09212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09212 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,055 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% 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 20912 and you would come out at 38.98°S, 103.00°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 20912 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,749This ZIP25,749
Households9,884This ZIP9,884
Housing units10,303This ZIP10,303
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$83,870This ZIP$83,870Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$699,300This ZIP$699,300Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,465This ZIP$1,465Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.7%This ZIP51.7%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density9,611.4 / sq miThis ZIP9,611.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments500This ZIP500
Employees5,622This ZIP5,622
Annual payroll$315,959,000This ZIP$315,959,000
Tax returns filed12,180This ZIP12,180
Total adjusted gross income$1,096,891,000This ZIP$1,096,891,000

Land area

Land area2.68 sq miThis ZIP2.68 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 20912 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 90.0%
Prince George's County 10.0%

Other place names in 20912

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ZIP codes near 20912

ZIPCityDistance
20913 Takoma Park, MD 0.4 mi
20787 Hyattsville, MD 1.1 mi
20907 Silver Spring, MD 1.5 mi
20908 Silver Spring, MD 1.5 mi
20911 Silver Spring, MD 1.5 mi
20914 Silver Spring, MD 1.5 mi
20915 Silver Spring, MD 1.5 mi
20916 Silver Spring, MD 1.5 mi
20918 Silver Spring, MD 1.5 mi
20997 Silver Spring, MD 1.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20912?

20912 is in Takoma Park, Maryland, in Montgomery County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9816, -77.0012.

What county is 20912 in?

20912 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 area code is 20912?

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

What time zone is 20912 in?

20912 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20912?

About 25,749 people live in ZIP code 20912, in 9,884 households, at 9,611.4 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 20912?

$83,870 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 20912?

The closest are 20913 (0.4 mi), 20787 (1.1 mi), 20907 (1.5 mi), 20908 (1.5 mi) and 20911 (1.5 mi).

Is 20912 a PO Box ZIP code?

20912 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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