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Brownsville ZIP code, Maryland

The ZIP code for Brownsville, MD is 21715, and its area codes are 240, 301 and 227.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
20
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Brownsville itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Brunswick (4.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Brownsville uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

ZIP codes addressed as Brownsville

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Brownsville
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21715 Brownsville , MD Standard 20 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Brownsville

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

ZIP codes overlapping Brownsville
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21758 Knoxville , MD Standard 4,409 $111,528 $424,600

Map of Brownsville ZIP codes

21715

The ZIP codes of Brownsville, 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 Brownsville

The nearest larger towns are Yarrowsburg (83 people, 1.2 mi), Gapland (26 people, 1.7 mi) and Burkittsville (135 people, 2.1 mi).

Towns near Brownsville
TownPopulationDistance
Brunswick 8,450 4.6 mi
Jefferson 3,314 6.5 mi
Lovettsville, VA 2,719 7.6 mi
Middletown 5,014 8.0 mi
Boonsboro 3,809 9.2 mi
Braddock Heights 2,892 9.2 mi
Ranson, WV 5,729 12.7 mi
Ballenger Creek 26,390 12.9 mi
Frederick 83,395 13.7 mi
Shannondale, WV 3,465 13.9 mi
Charles Town, WV 7,337 14.1 mi
St. James 4,824 14.3 mi
Bartonsville 3,282 16.5 mi
Purcellville, VA 8,973 16.8 mi

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

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