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20748 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20748 covers Temple Hills, Maryland, with a population of about 40,094 and a median household income of $82,160.

Population
40,0944,311 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,16019% below the Maryland median
Poverty rate
12.2%about the US average
Typical home value
$367,276up 5.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,586about the Maryland median
Degree or higher
27.8%7.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
56.6%8.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
584

Where 20748 is

Temple Hills, Maryland — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population40,094
Median age40.3
Family households57.1%
Born outside the US9.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.8%
White (non-Hispanic)4.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)80.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino10.7%
Veterans6.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$82,160
Income per person$40,547
Poverty rate12.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k4.4%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k16.1%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k8.3%
$200k or more9.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed19,360
Mean adjusted gross income$57,612
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.4%
Returns, under $25k27.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.5%
Returns, $200k or more1.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$355,600
Median gross rent$1,586
Rent as a share of household income36.4%
Owner-occupied56.6%
Vacant homes4.3%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house42.2%
Attached house19.6%
2 to 4 units2%
5 to 19 units23.6%
20 or more units10.5%
Mobile home2.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$367,276as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 55.1%
Typical asking rent$1,640as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$369,785$119,203

$119,203 in 2000 to $367,276 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%
High school diploma or higher91.6%
Works from home12.8%
Drives to work alone65.9%
Takes public transport12.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity45.3% 11.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.4% 9.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.3% 2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.7% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.8% 7.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.2% 8.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity22.3% 8.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14% 5.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours47.4% 11 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments584
People employed5,810
Annual payroll$253,086,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 11.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss7.9 out of 100
Community resilience24.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather77.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail48.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind44.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire30.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave27.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding14.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Maryland and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMarylandUnited States
Median household income$82,160$101,652$78,538
Income per person$40,547$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate12.2%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$355,600$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,586$1,662$1,348
Homeownership56.6%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate8.1%4.9%5.2%
Works from home12.8%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US9.8%16.3%13.9%
Median age40.339.338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationOXON HILL, MD US5 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January43.7°F / 27.4°F3.08 in rain
February47.5°F / 28.3°F2.89 in rain
March55.8°F / 35°F4.04 in rain
April67.4°F / 44.7°F3.38 in rain
May75.7°F / 54.7°F4.45 in rain
June84.4°F / 63.8°F4.85 in rain
July88°F / 68.8°F4.96 in rain
August86.5°F / 67.3°F4.16 in rain
September80.1°F / 60.5°F4.37 in rain
October68.3°F / 48.2°F3.75 in rain
November57.2°F / 38.5°F3.13 in rain
December47.8°F / 31.3°F3.75 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket32% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Prince George's County Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status96more vulnerable than 96% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability11.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

20757 Temple Hills, MD0.9 km away
20746 Suitland, MD3.2 km away
20752 Suitland, MD3.6 km away
20745 Oxon Hill, MD3.9 km away
20750 Oxon Hill, MD4.2 km away
20032 Washington, DC4.7 km away
20020 Washington, DC4.8 km away
20375 Washington, DC6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Prince George's County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.3 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density4,311 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8222, -76.9478

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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