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The 20816 ZIP Code is centered1 in Montgomery County at latitude 38.958 and longitude -77.116 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Montgomery County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 20816 was 15,231 with 6,277 housing units; a land area land area of 3.59 sq. miles; a water area of 0.05 sq. miles; and a population density of 4,238.12 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Wood Acres, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Westgate, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Westmoreland Hills, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Westwood, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Sumner, MD (< 0.1 mile)
 Springfield, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Mohican Hills, MD (< 0.1 mile)
High Point, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Green Acres, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Glen Mar Park, MD (< 0.1 mile)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Spring Hill, MD (< 0.1 mile)
American University Park, DC (1.4 miles ESE)
Westmoreland Terrace, DC (1.4 miles SE)
Pinehurst Circle, DC (1.9 miles ENE)
Chevy Chase Heights, DC (1.9 miles E)
Reno, DC (1.9 miles E)
Friendship Heights, DC (1.9 miles E)
Huntington, MD (1.9 miles NNE)
Westover Place, DC (2.4 miles SE)
North Cleveland Park, DC (2.4 miles ESE)

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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.