20872 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Damascus, MD Montgomery County, MD Zip code population (2000): 12,086 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 12,820 Zip code 20872 Apartments for Rent Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 20872 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 4,101 Renter-occupied apartments: 596 % of renters here:   15% State:   32% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 20872: 116.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 21.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 600 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.8% ($2,342) Maryland:   1.7% ($1,782) Profiles of local businesses: Main Street Service Center FireWorks Art Cafe List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 5,875   (48.6%) Females: 6,211   (51.4%) Recent posts about zip code 20872 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: need info on gaithersburg  (32 replies) what do you think of Frederick, MD  (54 replies) How are the Maryland Suburbs of DC different than the VA Suburbs?  (80 replies) Do people in Maryland consider themselves North, Southern, or in Between?  (358 replies) I take back every good thing I've ever said about Montgomery Co.  (66 replies) Columbia - Feels fake  (47 replies) Urban population: 9,780 Rural population: 2,306 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $442,649 20872:   $442,649 Maryland:   $347,000 According to our research of public records there were 8 registered sex offenders living in 20872 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   34.6 years Maryland median age:   36.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   3.0 people Maryland:   2.6 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 20872, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $65,542 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $65,542 State:   $60,339 Salary/wage: $61,185 (reported on 87.7% of returns) Here:   $61,185 State:   $52,211 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.6% for AGIs below $10k, 79.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,054 (reported on 57.3% of returns) This zip code:   $1,054 Maryland:   $1,701 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,665 (reported on 32.2% of returns) Here:   $2,665 State:   $4,235 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$6,916 (reported on 24.6% of returns) Here:   +$6,916 State:   +$15,888 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$16,669 (reported on 16.9% of returns) Here:   +$16,669 State:   +$12,221 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 8.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,935 (reported on 3.1% of returns) 20872:   $2,935 Maryland:   $2,968 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $11,492 (reported on 1.1% of returns) Here:   $11,492 Maryland:   $17,155 Total itemized deductions: $23,124 (1% of AGI, reported on 58.9% of returns) Here:   $23,124 State:   $22,960 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.1% for AGIs below $10k, 18.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 22.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.8% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,993 (3.0% of AGI, reported on 52.7% of returns) Here:   $2,993 Maryland:   $4,031 Here:   3.0% of AGI State:   3.9% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $9,811 (reported on 81.9% of returns) 20872:   $9,811 State:   $10,167 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,628 (reported on 6.6% of returns) Here:   $1,628 State:   $1,700 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 46.9% Here:   47% State:   55% (% for various income ranges: 35.9% for AGIs below $10k, 49.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 50.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.8% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$88,115
Maryland:	$68,080

Nearest zip codes: 20871, 21770, 20882, 21754, 20876, 20886.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	81.1%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 20872 with a mortgage: 2,658 (400 second mortgage, 310 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 385

This zip code:	5.3%
Whole state:	8.3%

This zip code:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Here:	7.7
State:	6.9

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Churches in zip code 20872 include: Bethesda United Methodist Church (A), Mountain View United Methodist Church (B), Montgomery United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Damascus Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 20872: $35,000 to $39,999: 9 $40,000 to $49,999: 21 $80,000 to $89,999: 3 $90,000 to $99,999: 5 $100,000 to $124,999: 7 $125,000 to $149,999: 11 $150,000 to $174,999: 53 $175,000 to $199,999: 59 $200,000 to $249,999: 274 $250,000 to $299,999: 242 $300,000 to $399,999: 674 $400,000 to $499,999: 978 $500,000 to $749,999: 879 $750,000 to $999,999: 328 $1,000,000 or more: 72

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 20872: Less than $100: 16 $150 to $199: 43 $200 to $249: 3 $300 to $349: 7 $350 to $399: 5 $400 to $449: 12 $450 to $499: 7 $500 to $549: 16 $550 to $599: 16 $600 to $649: 19 $650 to $699: 16 $700 to $749: 21 $750 to $799: 39 $800 to $899: 95 $900 to $999: 92 $1,000 to $1,249: 90 $1,250 to $1,499: 110 No cash rent: 41

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $388,407.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $451,608
• Black or African American householders: $300,991
• Asian householders: $236,095
• Some other race householders: $368,309
• Two or more races householders: $328,596
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $407,537

20872:	$441,795
Maryland:	$347,000

Detached houses: $494,585

Here:	$494,585
State:	$459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $282,694

Here:	$282,694
State:	$274,414

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $37,384

Here:	$37,384
State:	$273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $186,636

Here:	$186,636
State:	$280,693

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,934
• One, attached: 711
• Two: 10
• 3 or 4: 31
• 5 to 9: 141
• 10 to 19: 197
• 20 to 49: 11
• 50 or more: 15
• Mobile homes: 19

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,940 (80%) Carpooled: 690 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 49 (1%) Subway or elevated: 77 (1%) Railroad: 15 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 126 (2%) Other means: 15 (0%) Worked at home: 276 (4%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 121 5 to 9 minutes: 254 10 to 14 minutes: 276 15 to 19 minutes: 488 20 to 24 minutes: 729 25 to 29 minutes: 468 30 to 34 minutes: 963 35 to 39 minutes: 303 40 to 44 minutes: 283 45 to 59 minutes: 1108 60 to 89 minutes: 769 90 or more minutes: 157

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.9%

Household type by relationship
Households: 11,809

• In family households: 10,888 (2,478 male householders, 792 female householders)

  2,660 spouses, 4,300 children (4,092 natural, 86 adopted, 122 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 149 other relatives, 262 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 921 (323 male householders (221 living alone)), 418 female householders (378 living alone)), 180 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,052 2-persons, 775 3-persons, 844 4-persons, 440 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 599 1-person, 120 2-persons, 22 3-persons.

3,120 married couples with children.
640 single-parent households (145 men, 495 women).

91.3% of residents of 20872 zip code speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 8% well, 24% not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% very well, 28% well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% very well, 21% well, 7% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 568 (4.7%)
(60.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	4.7%
Whole state:	9.8%

First ancestries reported:

German: 2463

Other groups: 1497

Irish: 1324

United States or American: 986

English: 933

Italian: 610

Polish: 286

Scotch-Irish: 273

Greek: 234

Scottish: 190

European: 183

Swedish: 160

French (except Basque): 118

Welsh: 84

Arab:: 79

Dutch: 75

Iranian: 68

Czechoslovakian: 55

French Canadian: 55

British: 52

Hungarian: 45

Russian: 44

Arab/Arabic: 43

Norwegian: 39

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 32

British West Indian: 22

Northern European: 20

Serbian: 20

Finnish: 19

Portuguese: 19

Swiss: 19

Syrian: 19

Latvian: 17

Subsaharan African:: 17

African: 17

Slovak: 16

Czech: 15

Lithuanian: 10

West Indian: 10

Eastern European: 9

Canadian: 9

Lebanese: 9

Basque: 8

Austrian: 8

Armenian: 8

Other Arab: 8

Yugoslavian: 7

Slavic: 7

Celtic: 5

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMOCO 26234 RIDGE ROAD (26234 RIDGE ROAD in DAMASCUS, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  

• MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT (21700 RIDGE ROAD in DAMASCUS, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
  Alternative names: MONT. CO. GOV. - 21700 RIDGE ROAD, MONTG. CO. GOV'T.-RIDGE ROAD

• MAIN STREET GAS - 9929 MAIN STREET (9929 MAIN STREET in DAMASCUS, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  Alternative names: DAMASCUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MAIN STREET 9929 DAMASCUS

• MAIN STREET MOBIL (9871 MAIN STREET in DAMASCUS, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  Alternative names: MOBIL - 9871 MAIN STREET, U SAVE 9871 MAIN STREET

• MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MIDDLE (13737 WISTERIA DR in GERMANTOWN, MD)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-150107
  Organizations: MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NU-LOOK ONE HOUR CLEANERS (26138 RIDGE RD in DAMASCUS, MD)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , O'SULLIVAN, FRANCES E (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MONTGOMERY METHODIST CHILDREN'S CENTER (28325 KEMPTOWN RD in DAMASCAS, MD)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• PLEASANT PLAINS PRESCHOOL (9700 NEW CHURCH ST in DAMASCUS, MD)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• ENVIRO SAFE (25254 CONCORD COURT in DAMASCUS, MD)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5541
• Northeast: 1701
• Midwest: 574
• South: 2885
• West: 387

62% of the 20872 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Maryland.

Population in 1990: 10,446. Population change in the 1990s: +1,640 (+15.7%).

Here:	5.5%
Maryland:	14.8%

Here:	8.0%
Maryland:	13.3%

Here:	7.3%
Maryland:	21.7%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (DAMASCUS, MD):

• BTMD, INC (11401 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD; small business): $849,766 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2003

  $375,000 with Air Force for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-09-09. Completion date: 2004-09-06.
  $374,926, same as above. Signed on 2003-05-06. Completion date: 2004-09-06.
  $99,840 with Air Force for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2001-05-07. Completion date: 2002-02-14.
  

• ADVANCED LIGHTNING SYSTEMS, IN (20 CLEARWATER CT; small business): $48,545 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2003

  $35,545 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components. Signed on 2001-09-29. Completion date: 2001-12-28.
  $13,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-28. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
  

• GLADHILL TRACTOR MART INC (28129 RIDGE ROAD; small business)

  $11,339 with Army for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2004-08-23. Completion date: 2004-09-12.

• LABTECH (24809 SHRUBBERY HILL COURT)

  $4,690 with Navy for Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, and Supplies. Signed on 2005-09-21. Completion date: 2005-10-20.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 4 establishments, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 11)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (50-99: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 12)

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