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Bowling Green ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Bowling Green, 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
966
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Bowling Green 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.

Bowling Green in numbers

About 966 people live in Bowling Green, in 466 households. The median household income is $76,140 a year, 27% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $132,000 (69% below the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $899 a month. The median age is 43.0; 15.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 15 minutes.

Population966Bowling Green966
Households466Bowling Green466
Median age43.0Bowling Green43.0Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$76,140Bowling Green$76,140Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$132,000Bowling Green$132,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$899Bowling Green$899Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%Bowling Green15.7%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute15.1 minBowling Green15.1 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,002 / sq miBowling Green1,002 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Bowling Green

These ZIP codes cover part of Bowling Green but are addressed as somewhere else.

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

Map of Bowling Green ZIP codes

21502

The ZIP codes of Bowling Green, 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 Bowling Green

The nearest larger towns are Carpendale, WV (1,035 people, 0.8 mi), Potomac Park (978 people, 1.0 mi) and Cresaptown (5,121 people, 2.8 mi).

Towns near Bowling Green
TownPopulationDistance
Cresaptown 5,121 2.8 mi
Cumberland 18,804 3.0 mi
La Vale 4,196 3.3 mi
Frostburg 6,977 6.7 mi
Keyser, WV 4,857 16.0 mi
Somerset, PA 5,944 29.9 mi

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