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Ballenger Creek ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Ballenger Creek, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 3 ZIP codes cover it: 21703, 21701 and 21704. Its area codes are 240, 301 and 227.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
26,390
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Ballenger Creek itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Frederick (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Ballenger Creek in numbers

About 26,390 people live in Ballenger Creek, in 9,876 households. The median household income is $108,944 a year, 5% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $387,300 (8% below the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $1,987 a month. The median age is 34.3; 46.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 33 minutes.

Population26,390Ballenger Creek26,390
Households9,876Ballenger Creek9,876
Median age34.3Ballenger Creek34.3Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$108,944Ballenger Creek$108,944Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$387,300Ballenger Creek$387,300Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,987Ballenger Creek$1,987Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.4%Ballenger Creek46.4%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute32.5 minBallenger Creek32.5 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,444 / sq miBallenger Creek2,444 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Ballenger Creek

These ZIP codes cover part of Ballenger Creek but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Ballenger Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21701 Frederick , MD Standard 43,048 $106,577 $435,000
21703 Frederick , MD Standard 41,960 $106,334 $384,600
21704 Frederick , MD Standard 20,006 $161,063 $612,000

Map of Ballenger Creek ZIP codes

217012170321704

The ZIP codes of Ballenger Creek, 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 Ballenger Creek

The nearest larger towns are Frederick (83,395 people, 3.7 mi), Clarksburg (30,487 people, 14 mi) and Germantown (90,719 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Ballenger Creek
TownPopulationDistance
Bartonsville 3,282 3.6 mi
Frederick 83,395 3.7 mi
Braddock Heights 2,892 4.4 mi
Spring Ridge 5,922 4.6 mi
Urbana 14,260 5.7 mi
Jefferson 3,314 6.5 mi
Linganore 14,444 6.7 mi
Walkersville 6,414 7.1 mi
Middletown 5,014 7.4 mi
Monrovia 3,568 7.9 mi
Green Valley 13,602 10.0 mi
Brunswick 8,450 11.8 mi
Clarksburg 30,487 13.7 mi
Lovettsville, VA 2,719 14.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Frederick County · Maryland ZIP codes

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