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Bel Air ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Bel Air, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 21502. Its area codes are 240, 301 and 227.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,837
Area codes
240, 301, 227

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

Bel Air in numbers

About 1,837 people live in Bel Air, in 724 households. The median household income is $97,685 a year, 6% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $195,700 (53% below the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $695 a month. The median age is 43.4; 19.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population1,837Bel Air1,837
Households724Bel Air724
Median age43.4Bel Air43.4Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$97,685Bel Air$97,685Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$195,700Bel Air$195,700Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$695Bel Air$695Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%Bel Air19.1%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.6 minBel Air23.6 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,674 / sq miBel Air2,674 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Bel Air

These ZIP codes cover part of Bel Air but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Bel Air
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21502 Cumberland , MD Standard 41,015 $60,725 $153,700

Map of Bel Air ZIP codes

21502

The ZIP codes of Bel Air, 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 Bel Air

The nearest larger towns are Cresaptown (5,121 people, 1.4 mi), Frostburg (6,977 people, 6.1 mi) and La Vale (4,196 people, 6.4 mi).

Towns near Bel Air
TownPopulationDistance
Cresaptown 5,121 1.4 mi
Frostburg 6,977 6.1 mi
La Vale 4,196 6.4 mi
Cumberland 18,804 7.1 mi
Keyser, WV 4,857 11.9 mi

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