| City: | Bethesda, Maryland |
| City Alias: | W Bethesda, Westlake |
| County: | Montgomery County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:17:49 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 227 / 240 / 301 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.9806, -77.1008 |
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ZIP code 20827 serves a commercial enclave in Montgomery County, Maryland, within the affluent Potomac and Bethesda area. This isn't a residential neighborhood. It's a point-location ZIP assigned to a specific facility rather than a geographic territory. The enclosing ZIP 20817 handles regular mail delivery to homes in the surrounding area.
The post office maintains 342 PO Boxes and serves 287 business delivery points. All 105 street-type ZIP+4 records point to a single address: Motor City Drive, with UNIT designators. This pattern indicates a multi-tenant commercial complex, likely an automotive dealership campus. Seven business establishments employ 16 workers here.
Three mailing names work for this ZIP: Bethesda (primary), Westlake (added 2006), and W Bethesda. The Westlake alias hints at a branded development or business park identity. Mail addressed to any of these names with ZIP 20827 will arrive correctly.
This ZIP sits in the Washington, DC metro area, surrounded by Potomac, North Bethesda, and Rockville. Businesses here serve an affluent suburban market. For residential mail in this area, use neighboring ZIP codes like 20817.
Single street serves entire ZIP, indicating a dedicated commercial facility.
ZIP Code 20827 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 14 people with an annual payroll of $1,230,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 603Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $384,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,230,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 14Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 20827 is located in Montgomery County, Maryland, within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 47900) and Maryland's 8th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 6,263,796 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 20827, and is subdivided into the Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, 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: | Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD (CBSA Div 23224)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 6,263,796Source: Census |
| MSA: | Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 859.85 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2407125Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Bethesda CDP; MarylandSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 20827 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 January 1, 2026.