Postal Codes

20785 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20785 covers Hyattsville, Maryland, with a population of about 40,946 and a median household income of $83,690.

Population
40,9464,046 per square mile
Median age
36.22.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$83,69018% below the Maryland median
Poverty rate
13.9%1.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$346,999up 5% in five years
Median rent
$1,7641.1× the Maryland median
Degree or higher
29.8%5.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
50.1%14.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
687

Where 20785 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

Population40,946
Median age36.2
Family households61.6%
Born outside the US21.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.5%
White (non-Hispanic)6.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)70.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3%
Hispanic or Latino16%
Veterans5.4%
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$83,690
Income per person$36,991
Poverty rate13.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k14.9%
$100–125k13.8%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k8.8%
$200k or more8.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed20,540
Mean adjusted gross income$58,572
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k29.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$346,000
Median gross rent$1,764
Rent as a share of household income32.7%
Owner-occupied50.1%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house30.8%
Attached house33.4%
2 to 4 units2%
5 to 19 units26.1%
20 or more units7.7%
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$346,999as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 58.5%
Typical asking rent$2,064as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 21.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$354,734$110,182

$110,182 in 2000 to $346,999 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,064$1,694

$1,694 in 2021 to $2,064 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%
High school diploma or higher87.5%
Works from home14.9%
Drives to work alone59.3%
Takes public transport9.4%
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.

Obesity45% 11.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.2% 1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67% 2.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27.1% 10 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24% 10.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.4% 4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15% 6.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.8% 10.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments687
People employed19,362
Annual payroll$1,172,319,000
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 9.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss7.7 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.

Landslide75Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning60.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake59Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind44.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire34.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave26.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding11.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding1.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought1.9Very 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$83,690$101,652$78,538
Income per person$36,991$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate13.9%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$346,000$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,764$1,662$1,348
Homeownership50.1%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate7.1%4.9%5.2%
Works from home14.9%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US21.1%16.3%13.9%
Median age36.239.338.7
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 stationGLENN DALE BELL STN, MD US8.1 km away

Average high and low by month

January43.9°F / 21.6°F
February46.7°F / 23.2°F
March54.7°F / 31.3°F
April66°F / 41°F
May74.6°F / 51.4°F
June82.5°F / 61.2°F
July88.5°F / 66.1°F
August87°F / 64.8°F
September79.4°F / 57.4°F
October68°F / 43.8°F
November56.8°F / 33.1°F
December47.9°F / 26.8°F
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 supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% 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 vulnerability70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability12.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20784 Hyattsville, MD3.7 km away
20743 Capitol Heights, MD3.9 km away
20710 Bladensburg, MD4.9 km away
20706 Lanham, MD5.3 km away
20737 Riverdale, MD5.4 km away
20731 Capitol Heights, MD5.4 km away
20781 Hyattsville, MD6 km away
20019 Washington, DC6.5 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 area10.12 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density4,046 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9223, -76.8755

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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