What city is 20170 in?

20170 is a Herndon, VA mailing address. By land area, 49% lies inside Herndon, 44% lies inside Dranesville and 6% lies inside Hutchison.

What is the population of 20170?

About 43,866 people (±1,571), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 42,756.

What is the median household income in 20170?

$159,466 (±$9,468), compared with $93,170 for Virginia as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 20170?

23 USPS carrier routes with 14,183 residential and 1,224 business mailboxes (15,408 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 20170?

The closest, measured center to center: 20194 (2.1 mi, Reston), 20164 (2.3 mi, Sterling), 20190 (2.5 mi, Reston), 20191 (3.6 mi, Reston), 20171 (3.8 mi, Franklin Farm) and 20166 (4.6 mi, Dulles Town Center).

20170 ZIP Code, Herndon, VA

20170 is a ZIP code in Herndon, Virginia in Fairfax County. It covers 8.8 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 20194, 20164 and 20190. 43,866 people live here in 13,583 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Virginia ZIP codes. At about 5,010 people per square mile it is built up to city-neighborhood density, and owners and renters are mixed (68% own). Median household income is $159,466, well above the Virginia median of $93,170.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Herndon, VA
County: Fairfax County
Land area: 8.8 sq mi
Population: 43,866
Median household income: $159,466
Carrier routes: 23 (14,183 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	43,866
Households	13,583
Median household income	$159,466
Income per person	$59,837
Median age	35.2
Homeowners	68.3%
Median home value	$647,200
Median rent	$2,331
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.3%
Average commute (minutes)	27.4
Households with kids under 18	38.5%
Moved in the past year	12.9%
Below the poverty line	7.7%
Broadband internet	96.8%
Speak a non-English language at home	46.2%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	1.4%
$10–15K	0.7%
$15–25K	1.8%
$25–35K	1.6%
$35–50K	4.0%
$50–75K	8.9%
$75–100K	10.9%
$100–150K	18.7%
$150–200K	14.1%
$200K+	37.9%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	14.9%
10–19	11.4%
20–24	7.3%
25–34	16.1%
35–44	15.5%
45–54	12.9%
55–64	11.3%
65–74	7.1%
75+	3.6%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	51.2%
Owned outright	14.9%
Rented	30.5%
Vacant	3.3%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	55.0%
Townhome	22.6%
2–4 units	1.3%
5–19 units	12.7%
20+ units	8.4%
Mobile / other	0.0%

Businesses in 20170

1,348 business establishments with 26,652 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 379
Health Care and Social Assistance: 149
Accommodation and Food Services: 127
Other Services (except Public Administration): 125
Construction: 87
Retail Trade: 85
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 81
Finance and Insurance: 64

EDDM carrier routes

20170 has 23 USPS carrier routes with 14,183 residential and 1,224 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 20170

20170 has 23 USPS carrier routes (18 city (C), 5 rural (R)) with 14,183 residential and 1,224 business mailboxes. Routes range from 208 homes (C068) to 1,119 homes (C085); the median route has 598 homes. The Census counted 13,583 households in 20170 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	5
500–749	12
750–999	4
1,000–1,499	1
1,500+	0

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Route C067 — USPS business mailboxes 234, 729 homes
Route C076 — USPS business mailboxes 186, 513 homes
Route C077 — USPS business mailboxes 185, 449 homes
Route C072 — USPS business mailboxes 152, 528 homes
Route C062 — USPS business mailboxes 131, 601 homes

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Every carrier route in 20170

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C062	City	601	131	$107,647	—	—	—
C064	City	921	2	$107,647	—	—	—
C066	City	674	80	$71,872	—	—	—
C067	City	729	234	$95,925	—	—	—
C068	City	208	75	$196,325	—	—	—
C069	City	947	13	$167,407	—	—	—
C072	City	528	152	$125,855	—	—	—
C073	City	618	2	$134,794	—	—	—
C074	City	598	0	$191,953	—	—	—
C075	City	564	0	$200,001+	—	—	—
C076	City	513	186	$167,407	—	—	—
C077	City	449	185	$167,407	—	—	—
C078	City	554	4	$196,325	—	—	—
C080	City	755	17	$154,042	—	—	—
C081	City	686	0	$126,863	—	—	—
C082	City	851	74	$76,980	—	—	—
C083	City	677	11	$131,878	—	—	—
C085	City	1,119	29	$103,175	—	—	—
R011	Rural	425	0	$200,001+	—	—	—
R012	Rural	459	1	$175,152	—	—	—
R017	Rural	371	19	$200,001+	—	—	—
R018	Rural	504	6	$200,001+	—	—	—
R019	Rural	432	3	$200,001+	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 20170 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

20194 — Reston CDP, VA (2.1 mi)
20164 — Sterling CDP, VA (2.3 mi)
20190 — Reston CDP, VA (2.5 mi)
20191 — Reston CDP, VA (3.6 mi)
20171 — Franklin Farm CDP, VA (3.8 mi)
20166 — Dulles Town Center CDP, VA (4.6 mi)
22066 — Great Falls CDP, VA (4.7 mi)
20165 — Cascades CDP, VA (5.4 mi)

Areas that include 20170

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ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 20170, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 20170 in?: 20170 is a Herndon, VA mailing address. By land area, 49% lies inside Herndon, 44% lies inside Dranesville and 6% lies inside Hutchison.
What county is 20170 in?: 20170 is in Fairfax County.
What is the population of 20170?: About 43,866 people (±1,571), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 42,756.
What is the median household income in 20170?: $159,466 (±$9,468), compared with $93,170 for Virginia as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 20170?: 23 USPS carrier routes with 14,183 residential and 1,224 business mailboxes (15,408 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 20170?: The closest, measured center to center: 20194 (2.1 mi, Reston), 20164 (2.3 mi, Sterling), 20190 (2.5 mi, Reston), 20191 (3.6 mi, Reston), 20171 (3.8 mi, Franklin Farm) and 20166 (4.6 mi, Dulles Town Center).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.