What city is 20736 in?

20736 is a Owings, MD mailing address. By land area, 16% lies inside Owings; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 20736?

About 9,960 people (±894), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 9,632.

What is the median household income in 20736?

$159,851 (±$15,532), compared with $103,678 for Maryland as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 20736?

9 USPS carrier routes with 3,029 residential and 208 business mailboxes (3,237 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 20736?

The closest, measured center to center: 20689 (2.2 mi, Chesapeake Beach), 20758 (3.4 mi, Friendship), 20754 (3.6 mi, Dunkirk), 20714 (4.6 mi, North Beach), 20732 (4.7 mi, Chesapeake Beach) and 20779 (5.4 mi, Deale).

20736 ZIP Code, Owings, MD

20736 is a ZIP code in Owings, Maryland in Calvert County. It covers 25 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 20689, 20758 and 20754. 9,960 people live here in 3,305 households. With about 403 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (94%). Median household income is $159,851, well above the Maryland median of $103,678; 44% of households have children under 18.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Owings, MD
County: Calvert County
Land area: 25 sq mi
Population: 9,960
Median household income: $159,851
Carrier routes: 9 (3,029 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	9,960
Households	3,305
Median household income	$159,851
Income per person	$61,544
Median age	38.8
Homeowners	93.6%
Median home value	$567,700
Median rent	$1,754
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.4%
Average commute (minutes)	38.4
Households with kids under 18	44.4%
Moved in the past year	6.4%
Below the poverty line	2.3%
Broadband internet	97.2%
Speak a non-English language at home	4.3%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	1.1%
$10–15K	0.0%
$15–25K	0.9%
$25–35K	1.0%
$35–50K	3.7%
$50–75K	8.7%
$75–100K	9.9%
$100–150K	21.3%
$150–200K	19.7%
$200K+	33.8%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	15.0%
10–19	13.9%
20–24	3.4%
25–34	11.5%
35–44	12.8%
45–54	13.3%
55–64	15.1%
65–74	8.8%
75+	6.2%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	72.7%
Owned outright	16.6%
Rented	6.1%
Vacant	4.6%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	94.2%
Townhome	4.5%
2–4 units	1.3%
5–19 units	0.0%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	0.0%

Businesses in 20736

215 business establishments with 1,790 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 65
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 31
Other Services (except Public Administration): 31
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 16
Health Care and Social Assistance: 14
Retail Trade: 12
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 10
Manufacturing: 9

EDDM carrier routes

20736 has 9 USPS carrier routes with 3,029 residential and 208 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 20736

20736 has 9 USPS carrier routes (9 highway contract (H)) with 3,029 residential and 208 business mailboxes. Routes range from 274 homes (H007) to 406 homes (H005); the median route has 329 homes. The Census counted 3,305 households in 20736 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	9
500–749	0
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route H004 — USPS business mailboxes 108, 329 homes
Route H008 — USPS business mailboxes 23, 369 homes
Route H009 — USPS business mailboxes 19, 284 homes
Route H003 — USPS business mailboxes 18, 321 homes
Route H007 — USPS business mailboxes 18, 274 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 20736

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H001	Highway contract	369	4	$169,971	—	—	—
H002	Highway contract	292	0	$154,584	—	—	—
H003	Highway contract	321	18	$169,971	—	—	—
H004	Highway contract	329	108	$200,001+	—	—	—
H005	Highway contract	406	15	$154,584	—	—	—
H006	Highway contract	385	3	$200,001+	—	—	—
H007	Highway contract	274	18	$150,731	—	—	—
H008	Highway contract	369	23	$154,584	—	—	—
H009	Highway contract	284	19	$154,584	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 20736 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

20689 — Chesapeake Beach town, MD (2.2 mi)
20758 — Friendship CDP, MD (3.4 mi)
20754 — Dunkirk CDP, MD (3.6 mi)
20714 — North Beach town, MD (4.6 mi)
20732 — Chesapeake Beach town, MD (4.7 mi)
20779 — Deale CDP, MD (5.4 mi)
20639 — Huntingtown CDP, MD (6.2 mi)
20711 (7.8 mi)

Areas that include 20736

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 20736, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 20736 in?: 20736 is a Owings, MD mailing address. By land area, 16% lies inside Owings; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 20736 in?: 20736 is in Calvert County.
What is the population of 20736?: About 9,960 people (±894), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 9,632.
What is the median household income in 20736?: $159,851 (±$15,532), compared with $103,678 for Maryland as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 20736?: 9 USPS carrier routes with 3,029 residential and 208 business mailboxes (3,237 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 20736?: The closest, measured center to center: 20689 (2.2 mi, Chesapeake Beach), 20758 (3.4 mi, Friendship), 20754 (3.6 mi, Dunkirk), 20714 (4.6 mi, North Beach), 20732 (4.7 mi, Chesapeake Beach) and 20779 (5.4 mi, Deale).

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