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Accident ZIP code, Maryland

The ZIP code for Accident, MD is 21520, and its area codes are 240, 227 and 301.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
351
Area codes
240, 227, 301

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Accident itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Bittinger (5.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Accident in numbers

About 351 people live in Accident, in 162 households. The median household income is $58,929 a year, 43% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $220,300 (48% below the Maryland median). The median age is 36.5; 19.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 17 minutes.

Population351Accident351
Households162Accident162
Median age36.5Accident36.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$58,929Accident$58,929Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$220,300Accident$220,300Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%Accident19.4%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.1 minAccident17.1 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density711 / sq miAccident711 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Accident town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Accident

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Accident
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21520 Accident , MD Standard 1,918 $59,852 $298,600

Map of Accident ZIP codes

21520

The ZIP codes of Accident, MD, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Accident

The nearest larger towns are Friendsville (416 people, 5.2 mi), Grantsville (1,013 people, 10 mi) and Confluence, PA (577 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Accident
TownPopulationDistance
Frostburg 6,977 21.0 mi
Kingwood, WV 2,973 22.0 mi
Keyser, WV 4,857 22.1 mi
Cresaptown 5,121 25.9 mi
La Vale 4,196 26.4 mi
Leith-Hatfield, PA 2,577 27.9 mi
Cheat Lake, WV 10,902 28.2 mi
Uniontown, PA 9,742 28.6 mi
Somerset, PA 5,944 29.2 mi
Cumberland 18,804 30.0 mi
Brookhaven, WV 6,212 30.0 mi

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