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20781 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20781 covers Hyattsville, Maryland, with a population of about 13,274 and a median household income of $91,037.

Population
13,2745,397 per square mile
Median age
33.94.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$91,03710% below the Maryland median
Poverty rate
17.8%5.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$437,826up 3.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,695about the Maryland median
Degree or higher
42.9%7.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
54.7%10.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
429

Where 20781 is

Hyattsville, 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

Population13,274
Median age33.9
Family households57.9%
Born outside the US33.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home44.4%
White (non-Hispanic)27.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)22.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Hispanic or Latino41.7%
Veterans2.9%
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$91,037
Income per person$39,927
Poverty rate17.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.1%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k15.9%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k11.3%
$200k or more17.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,490
Mean adjusted gross income$67,323
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.9%
Returns, under $25k32.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.0%
Returns, $200k or more5.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$453,100
Median gross rent$1,695
Rent as a share of household income29.3%
Owner-occupied54.7%
Vacant homes4.4%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house51.4%
Attached house7.1%
2 to 4 units7.4%
5 to 19 units19%
20 or more units14.5%
Mobile home0.6%
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$437,826as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 3.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 45.1%
Typical asking rent$1,993as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$450,252$132,517

$132,517 in 2000 to $437,826 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%
High school diploma or higher81.3%
Works from home18.3%
Drives to work alone49.7%
Takes public transport10.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.1%
Health

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

Obesity41.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)21% 9.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.7% 5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.7% 4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27.1% 10 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity22.8% 9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.8% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments429
People employed7,901
Annual payroll$424,931,000
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 29.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss30.5 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 weather79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding65.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought43.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire35.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm29.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.9Relatively 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$91,037$101,652$78,538
Income per person$39,927$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate17.8%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$453,100$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,695$1,662$1,348
Homeownership54.7%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate7.8%4.9%5.2%
Works from home18.3%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US33.8%16.3%13.9%
Median age33.939.338.7
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 stationNATL ARBORETUM DC, MD US5.2 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January44.7°F / 27.8°F3.03 in rain, 4.7 in snow
February47.8°F / 29.5°F2.77 in rain, 2.3 in snow
March55.9°F / 36.5°F3.96 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April67.6°F / 46.4°F3.44 in rain
May76.9°F / 56.6°F4.32 in rain
June85.4°F / 66.1°F4.56 in rain
July89.8°F / 70.9°F4.62 in rain
August88.4°F / 68.8°F3.67 in rain
September81.7°F / 61.5°F4.12 in rain
October69.9°F / 49°F4.23 in rain
November58.4°F / 38.9°F3.2 in rain
December49.2°F / 31.9°F3.67 in rain, 1.3 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Walkability14 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20710 Bladensburg, MD1.2 km away
20722 Brentwood, MD1.9 km away
20737 Riverdale, MD2 km away
20788 Hyattsville, MD2.5 km away
20712 Mount Rainier, MD2.8 km away
20782 Hyattsville, MD3 km away
20784 Hyattsville, MD3.4 km away
20018 Washington, DC4.4 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 area2.46 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density5,397 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9506, -76.9347

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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