Postal Codes

20832 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20832 covers Olney, Maryland, with a population of about 25,766 and a median household income of $166,892.

Population
25,7662,681 per square mile
Median age
40.92.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$166,8921.6× the Maryland median
Poverty rate
3.8%8.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$665,132up 12.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,4291.5× the Maryland median
Degree or higher
63.6%28.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
86.1%21.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
555

Where 20832 is

Olney, 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

Population25,766
Median age40.9
Family households83.2%
Born outside the US22.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.6%
White (non-Hispanic)55.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)11.9%
Hispanic or Latino12.1%
Veterans4.6%
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$166,892
Income per person$67,017
Poverty rate3.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k0.1%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k4.0%
$75–100k6.9%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k17.1%
$200k or more39.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,680
Mean adjusted gross income$134,862
Returns declaring $200,000 or more20.2%
Returns, under $25k20.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.4%
Returns, $200k or more20.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$601,300
Median gross rent$2,429
Rent as a share of household income29.9%
Owner-occupied86.1%
Vacant homes1.8%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house60.6%
Attached house34.2%
2 to 4 units1%
5 to 19 units1.9%
20 or more units2.4%
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$665,132as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 41.7%
Typical asking rent$2,812as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$665,315$235,273

$235,273 in 2000 to $665,132 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.6%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home25.4%
Drives to work alone61.6%
Takes public transport2.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.2%
Health

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

Obesity25.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.7% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.1% 2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.3% 7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14% 2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.7% 2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92% 6.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.4% 13.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.6% 10.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.8% 8.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.8% 5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.3% 8.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments555
People employed7,003
Annual payroll$391,623,000
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 12.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss16.1 out of 100
Community resilience51.7 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 weather79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind52.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire36.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado30.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought26.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding21.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm14.9Very 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$166,892$101,652$78,538
Income per person$67,017$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate3.8%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$601,300$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$2,429$1,662$1,348
Homeownership86.1%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.6%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate4%4.9%5.2%
Works from home25.4%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US22.2%16.3%13.9%
Median age40.939.338.7
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 stationROCKVILLE 1 NE, MD US8.6 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January42.2°F / 26.9°F3.11 in rain
February45°F / 28.4°F2.6 in rain
March53.7°F / 35.9°F3.66 in rain
April65.9°F / 45.6°F3.23 in rain
May74.3°F / 54.9°F3.55 in rain
June82.2°F / 63.6°F3.96 in rain
July87.1°F / 68.8°F3.98 in rain
August84.9°F / 67°F3.05 in rain
September77.5°F / 60°F4.01 in rain
October65.9°F / 48°F3.52 in rain
November55.7°F / 38.2°F3.27 in rain
December46°F / 30.9°F3.38 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket87% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Montgomery 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability11 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20830 Olney, MD0.8 km away
20860 Sandy Spring, MD4 km away
20833 Brookeville, MD4 km away
20862 Brinklow, MD6.1 km away
20855 Derwood, MD6.6 km away
20861 Ashton, MD7.1 km away
20905 Silver Spring, MD7.3 km away
20853 Rockville, MD7.3 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.

Montgomery County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.61 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density2,681 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1526, -77.0749

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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