20878 Zip Code Profile

20878 is an affluent (median household income: $84,330) upscale suburban zip code in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The population is racially diverse, and mostly married couples. At $536,300 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

Most families here are doing great financially earning $111,260/year on average.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 20878 earn an average of $65,053/year. Women earn only $36,903/year.

29,963 people in 20878 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 20878? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living in 20878 is 31.7 minutes!

The median age here is 38. There are 30,376 men and 32,070 women. The median age for men is 37 while for women the median age is 39.

To give you a sense of the community, 26,353 people (out of the 62,446 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 22,861 homes, and 810 businesses every day. 501 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

20878 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 39 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Lisbon, Portugal!) and -77 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 327 feet above sea levell.

• Aspen Green Condo. Assn.
• Belvedere Neighbors
• Bennington Community Assn.
• Black Rock Estates
• Burnt Mills Condos.
• Cashell Estates Community Assn.
• Chadswood HOA
• Crestfield Citizens Assn.
• Dufief Homes Association
• Dufief Manor HOA
• Fernshire Farms HOA
• Flints Grove HOA
• Greater Darnestown Civic Assn.
• Greenfield Commons Condo. Assn.
• Greenhills Condo IV
• Haddonfield Homeowners Assoc., Inc.
• Hunting Hill Woods HOA
• Keeneland HOA
• Kentlands Citizens Assembly
• Knolls at North Lake
• Lakelands
• Mid County Citizens Assn.
• Montrose Forest HOA
• Natalie Estates HOA
• Oak Grove HOA

• Old Potomac Park Neighborhood Assn.
• Orchard Hills
• Orchard Valley HOA
• Park Summit HOA
• Parkland Property Owners
• Parkridge Citizens Assn.
• Potomac Chase Estates Citizens Assn.
• Potomac Farms Homeowners Association
• Potomac Ridge HOA
• Quince Haven
• Quince Orchard / Fellowship Civic Assn.
• Quince Orchard Knolls Citizens Assn.
• Quince Orchard Valley Citizens Assn.
• Ridgefield Citizens
• Rosehill Falls HOA
• Shady Grove Village 2 Condominum
• Shady Grove Village I
• Skyline Square Unit Owns Assn
• Spring Meadows
• The Glen HOA
• Timberbrook Condominium
• Towns of Warther HOA
• Washingtonian Tower Condo Assn.
• Westleigh Citizens Assn.
• Willows of Potomac HOA

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• Cambridge Heights HOA
• Cider Barrel Mobile Home Court
• Cinnamon Woods Homes Assn.
• Courts of Flower Hill Homeowners
• Destiny Road Homeowners Assoc., Inc.
• Edgemoor Citizens Assn.
• Edinburgh Village HOA
• Farmingdale Condominiums, Inc.
• Germantown Alliance
• Hallmark HOA
• Kimberleigh at Flower Hill
• Lakewood Estates Civic Assn.
• Landing Glen HOA
• Manor Ridge HOA
• Maryland Place HOA
• Meadowvale HOA
• North Lake Village Federation
• North Woodside - Montgomery Hills
• Poplar Hill Assn.
• Potomac Highlands Citizens Assn.

• Regents Square Condomuniyms
• Seneca Valley Citizens Assn., Inc
• South Germantown Citizens Group
• Stanbrook Lane Citizens Assn.
• Stoneridge Community Council Corp.
• Strathmore Bel Pre Civic Assn.
• Summer Ridge Condominium
• Summit Hall Community Assn.
• Tattersall Woods HOA
• Village of Drummond
• Walnut Creek
• Walnut Hill Citizens Assn.
• Waring Station HOA
• West End Citizens Assn.
• Westwibd HOA
• Willow Cove Townhouse Condo.
• Windbrooke, A Condominium
• Wisconsin Condo HOA
• Woodlake HOA
• Woodley Gardens HOA

• Demographics

• Total Population: 62,446
• White Population: 38,936
• Black Population: 6,538
• Hispanic Population: 7,284
• Asian Population: 15,715
• Hawaiian Population: 98
• Indian Population: 395
• Male Population: 30,376
• Female Population: 32,070
• Median Age: 38
• Median Age of Males: 37
• Median Age of Females: 39

• Geography

• Region: South
• Division: South Atlantic
• State: Maryland
• CSA Name: Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
• County: Montgomery
• City: Gaithersburg
• Longitude: -77.2
• Latitude: 39.1
• Elevation: 328 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 240/301

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 28,658
• Drive alone: 22,612
• Carpool: 2,954
• Public transit: 2,419
• Ride bikes or walk: 501


• Average commute time: 31.7 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 373
•    5 - 9: 1,930
•    10 - 14: 3,603
•    15 - 19: 3,726
•    20 - 24: 2,883
•    25 - 29: 1,421
•    30 - 34: 3,962
•    35 - 39: 990
•    40 - 44: 1,484
•    45 - 59: 4,147
•    60 - 89: 3,482
•    90 plus: 657

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $536,300
• Average Annual Household Income: $112,841
• Businesses: 1,543
• Employees: 19,705
• Annual Payroll: $1,370,722,000
• Average Family Income: $111,260
• Median Family Income: $84,330
• Average Income for Men: $65,053
• Average Income for Women: $36,903

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 08
• Congressional District Land Area: 297.0
• Sr Senator: Barbara A. Mikulski (D)
• Jr Senator: Benjamin L. Cardin (D)
• US House Representative: Chris Van Hollen (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 031
• State FIPS Code: 24

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Primary Schools

Brown Station Elementary

851 Quince Orchard Blvd

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 840-7172

Darnestown Elementary

15030 Turkey Foot Rd

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 840-7157

Diamond Elementary

4 Marquis Dr

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 840-7177

Dufief Elementary

15001 Dufief Dr

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 279-4980

Fields Road Elementary

1 School Dr

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 840-7131

Jones Lane Elementary

15110 Jones Ln

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 840-8160

Rachel Carson Elementary

100 Tschiffely Square Rd

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 840-5333

Stone Mill Elementary

14323 Stonebridge View Dr

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 279-4975

Travilah Elementary

13801 Dufief Mill Rd

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 840-7153

Middle Schools

Lakelands Park Middle

1200 Main St

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 670-1400

Ridgeview Middle

16600 Raven Rock Dr

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 840-4770

High Schools

Quince Orchard High

15800 Quince Orchard Rd

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 840-4686