| City: | Laurel, Maryland |
| County: | Prince Georges County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:56:06 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 227 / 240 / 301 / 410 / 443 / 667 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 39.0995, -76.8486 |
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ZIP code 20726 is a PO Box-only ZIP serving the Laurel area in Prince George's County, Maryland. It doesn't have its own geographic territory. Instead, this ZIP exists as a point location within the larger 20708 ZIP code boundary. Mail addressed to 20726 goes to a specific postal facility rather than a residential neighborhood.
The Laurel area sits at the intersection of Baltimore Avenue and Laurel Bowie Road, two major corridors in the Washington, DC suburbs. Five businesses operate under this ZIP code, employing about 120 workers. These businesses likely maintain PO Boxes here for mail handling.
Despite its PO Box classification, 20726 isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Residents and businesses in the surrounding area receive street delivery through neighboring ZIP codes like 20708. The 20 PO Boxes at this location serve customers who prefer or need a dedicated mailing address separate from their street address.
South Laurel and nearby communities like Maryland City and North Laurel all fall within a few miles of this postal location. The area straddles the Washington, DC and Baltimore metro regions, making Laurel a commuter hub between the two cities.
Both streets are major commercial corridors in the Laurel area, connecting to Baltimore and Bowie.
ZIP Code 20726 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 162 people with an annual payroll of $3,207,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 26Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $758,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,207,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 162Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20726 is located in Prince Georges County, Maryland, within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 47900) and Maryland's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 5,582,170 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 20726, and is subdivided into the Washington, DC-MD division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 47900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Washington, DC-MD (CBSA Div 47764)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 5,582,170Source: Census |
| MSA: | Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 297.81 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2445900Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Laurel city; MarylandSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 20726 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.