ZIP code · Bethesda · Maryland · United States
ZIP code 20817 — Bethesda
ZIP code 20817 serves Bethesda, Maryland.
- Postal code
- 20817Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Bethesda
- County
- Montgomery FIPS 24031
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9896, -77.1538 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 37,738 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 2,688 / sq mi
- Land area
- 14 sq mi (36.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $240,104
- Per-capita income
- $121,150
- Median age
- 45.5
- Households
- 13,584
- Housing units
- 14,363
- Median home value
- $1,142,300
- Median gross rent
- $3,155 / month
- Congressional district
- MD-8 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b (5 to 10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 20817
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 43 | 46 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 47 |
| Avg low °F | 26 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: DALECARLIA RSVR (4.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 20817
- 22 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 18 restaurants & cafés
- 23 parks
- 34 playgrounds
- 5 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 16 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 1 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 4 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page