ZIP 20814: $47.8 million across 117,153 FEC lines

Volume in a Maryland suburban mail code

$47,798,900 divided by 117,153 is about $408 per itemized line. That mean is in the same band as several other high-count ZIPs in this extract. It is not a median and it is not a typical household gift. A few large PAC or joint-fundraising receipts can sit inside $47,798,900 without showing up in the average as a typical gift. The packet publishes two facts: the dollar total and the contribution count.

One hundred seventeen thousand one hundred fifty-three itemizations is a long receipt list. Compare that shape with codes that post similar dollars on 15,000 or 50,000 lines. Both shapes are legal FEC filings. LobbyVault reports the roll-up that FEC.gov already disclosed. No party share is attached to $47,798,900.

Maryland suburban mail codes collect office addresses as readily as houses. $47,798,900 is a ZIP roll-up of whatever five-digit code was filed. It is not a county total and it is not a resident census. 117,153 remains a line count on the same extract.

What the 20814 ZIP field actually stores

Schedule A stores a five-digit contributor ZIP. A PAC, a joint fundraising committee, or an individual who lists 20814 will add to $47,798,900 when that is the ZIP on the receipt. FEC.gov does not mark which rows are homes. This aggregate therefore cannot be cited as resident giving in 20814.

The 117,153 figure counts itemized lines. Repeat contributors add lines. Redesignations and memo entries can add lines. This packet has no unique-donor count, so this guide does not invent a headcount of people behind 20814.

On a ZIP with 117,153 lines, the temptation is to treat the count as a population. It is not. Repeat itemizations, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows. $47,798,900 remains the matching dollar total. Cite the pair, not a headcount the packet never published.

What $47,798,900 leaves out

Unitemized federal gifts below the itemization threshold never enter this total. Maryland state filings never enter it. Independent expenditures paid by a committee with a different ZIP never enter it, even if the advertisement mentions a local race. $47,798,900 is itemized federal receipts tagged 20814, sourced from FEC.gov.

Amended joint-fundraising reports can still move a high-volume ZIP. After a large restatement, use the live ZIP 20814 FEC page rather than treating $47,798,900 as a frozen figure. This prose is a snapshot of the aggregate indexed on LobbyVault.

Itemized-only scope still needs repeating on a high-volume ZIP. $47,798,900 never includes unitemized federal gifts. Mixing those systems with this ZIP total leaves FEC.gov. This page stays on the Commission’s itemized receipts tagged 20814.

20814 among other ZIP totals

The all-ZIP directory ranks the same FEC series by dollars. Other 208xx codes will appear on the same screen with different line counts. A ZIP with more receipts and a lower mean is not more grassroots. Compare $47,798,900 and 117,153 against peers as filing shape, then open named receipts if you need committees.

Dollar rank and line-count rank diverge on ZIP 20814. 117,153 receipts against $47,798,900 is the pairing that describes filing shape. FEC.gov does not score generosity.

Cycle coverage in the underlying bulk files can span more than one election. This guide does not invent a cycle list because the packet does not include one. Treat $47,798,900 as the ZIP roll-up on the extract LobbyVault indexed, then confirm the live hub if you need a dated window.

Source and follow-on tables

LobbyVault indexes FEC.gov bulk data. The ZIP 20814 FEC page is the live table behind $47,798,900 and 117,153. The all-ZIP directory ranks other five-digit codes. The donor directory lists names on itemized rows across ZIPs. If a later extract disagrees with the printed numbers, the Commission’s filing controls.

The live ZIP 20814 FEC page can disagree with this snapshot after an amendment. When the numbers differ, the later FEC.gov extract controls. LobbyVault indexes; it does not freeze $47,798,900.

How to cite 20814 without inflating a neighborhood

The accurate sentence is: itemized federal receipts with contributor ZIP 20814 total $47,798,900 across 117,153 contributions, according to FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault. A mean of about $408 follows from those two facts. It is not a median.

Unique donors are not in the packet. Party is not in the packet. Use the all-ZIP directory only to compare other codes on the same series. Use the donor directory for names. If the live hub reprints a different $47,798,900 or 117,153, the newer FEC extract wins and this snapshot is stale.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 20814?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 20814 total $47,798,900 across 117,153 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That figure is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count. Unitemized gifts sit outside it. Joint fundraising committees and PAC addresses can appear in $47,798,900 when that five-digit code was filed.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 20814?

LobbyVault counts 117,153 itemized contributions for ZIP 20814. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $47,798,900.

Does ZIP 20814 include only residents?

No. The ZIP is the five-digit contributor code on the FEC itemization. PAC mail drops, joint fundraising committees, and office addresses can be part of $47,798,900 when 20814 is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 117,153-line count follows the same rule. Open named receipts on the ZIP hub to see which committees appear.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 20814 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $47,798,900 and 117,153 lines for ZIP 20814. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $408 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.