ZIP Code 20817

Bethesda ZIP 20817 in federal filings

One hundred sixty-one thousand eight hundred sixty-four itemized lines add to $103,828,009. That is a high-volume Maryland ZIP: many receipts, nine-figure dollars. LobbyVault does not split federal contractors from physicians from committee staff. It stores the ZIP on each FEC line. Occupation text, when a filer supplied it, stays on the individual receipt.

Montgomery County ZIPs often mix homes with professional offices. A Bethesda street can host both. The $103,828,009 total is every itemization labeled 20817, not a certified resident-only subtotal. Anyone who wants only household rows has to read names on the hub table.

Beltway-adjacent ZIPs attract searchers looking for a contractor-money story. This packet cannot tell that story because it has no employer rollup. $103,828,009 and 161,864 receipts are the facts. Employer strings live on rows, not in the ZIP aggregate.

Mean amount on 161,864 receipts

$103,828,009 / 161,864 is about $641 per itemized receipt. The mean sits in the same band as several other high-volume East Coast ZIPs. It can hide a split between numerous modest itemizations and a thinner tail of large checks. Sort the ZIP 20817 FEC page by amount to inspect that tail. The mean will look stable even if a few transfers are large, as long as the receipt base is 161,864 lines deep.

Receipt count is not unique people. This packet has no donor-distinct figure. Treat 161,864 as lines on committee reports. Repeat itemizers across cycles add rows without adding new residents. Payroll-style deductions reported on separate dates do the same.

Questions

How much did ZIP 20817 itemize in federal contributions?

LobbyVault’s ZIP aggregate shows $103,828,009 across 161,864 FEC contributions listing 20817, sourced from FEC.gov. The five-digit field is the contributor ZIP on each receipt. PAC and joint-fundraising addresses in the Bethesda area can be included. The mean is about $641 per line, which is not a unique-donor average.

What is the average 20817 contribution?

Dividing $103,828,009 by 161,864 receipts yields about $641 per line. That is a mean, not a median, and not a per-person average. This packet does not include a unique-donor count, so the receipt total should not be read as a headcount of Bethesda residents.

Does 20817 cover all of Bethesda?

No. 20817 is one five-digit code used in Bethesda, Maryland. Other local ZIPs have separate FEC hubs with their own dollar totals. Compare them on the all-ZIP index. The $103,828,009 figure is only the itemizations labeled 20817, including possible PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not a citywide Bethesda census.

Where can I see 20817 receipts?

On the ZIP 20817 FEC page, which lists the table behind $103,828,009 and 161,864 receipts. Rank other mailing codes on the all-ZIP index. Use the donor directory for person-level records. LobbyVault’s 20817 packet reports the dollar total and the contribution count only. This packet has no unique-donor figure.