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Bowie, MD 20720

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The 20720 ZIP Code is centered1 in Prince Georges County at latitude 38.965 and longitude -76.773 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Prince Georges County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 20720 was 14,713 with 4,924 housing units; a land area land area of 11.68 sq. miles; a water area of 0.1 sq. miles; and a population density of 1,260.21 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Collington, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Holmehurst, MD (1.4 miles WSW)
Hillmeade, MD (1.4 miles NW)
High Bridge Estates, MD (1.4 miles N)
Bell, MD (1.4 miles WNW)
Hillmeade Manor, MD (1.9 miles NW)
Glendale Heights, MD (2.4 miles WNW)
Springfield, MD (2.4 miles NW)
Lincoln, MD (2.4 miles W)
Huntington, MD (2.7 miles N)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Essington, MD (2.4 miles ESE)
Huntington South, MD (2.4 miles N)
Heather Hills, MD (2.7 miles ESE)
Pin Oak Village, MD (2.7 miles ESE)
Overbrook, MD (3.1 miles NE)
Idlewild, MD (3.1 miles ENE)
Sherwood Manor, MD (3.4 miles E)
Patuxent Riding, MD (3.6 miles NNE)
Sandy Hill Acres, MD (4.1 miles NNW)
Pigeon House Corner, MD (4.1 miles ENE)

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  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties / Independent Cities.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
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1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.