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Cavetown ZIP code, Maryland

The ZIP code for Cavetown, MD is 21720, and its area codes are 240, 227 and 301.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
858
Area codes
240, 227, 301

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Cavetown itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Smithsburg (1.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Cavetown 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.

Cavetown in numbers

About 858 people live in Cavetown, in 401 households. The median household income is $108,677 a year, 5% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $325,400 (23% below the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $1,058 a month. The median age is 54.7; 24.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population858Cavetown858
Households401Cavetown401
Median age54.7Cavetown54.7Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$108,677Cavetown$108,677Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$325,400Cavetown$325,400Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,058Cavetown$1,058Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%Cavetown24.1%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.8 minCavetown23.8 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density451 / sq miCavetown451 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Cavetown

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Cavetown
ZIP City Type
21720 Cavetown , MD No street area

Other ZIP codes overlapping Cavetown

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

ZIP codes overlapping Cavetown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21783 Smithsburg , MD Standard 9,910 $100,750 $339,800

Towns near Cavetown

The nearest larger towns are Smithsburg (3,115 people, 1.1 mi), Robinwood (8,042 people, 3.9 mi) and Paramount-Long Meadow (2,569 people, 5.9 mi).

Towns near Cavetown
TownPopulationDistance
Smithsburg 3,115 1.1 mi
Robinwood 8,042 3.9 mi
Paramount-Long Meadow 2,569 5.9 mi
Hagerstown 43,665 6.9 mi
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills 6,567 7.3 mi
Wayne Heights, PA 3,293 7.6 mi
Waynesboro, PA 11,047 7.6 mi
Maugansville 3,624 8.9 mi
State Line, PA 3,111 9.4 mi
St. James 4,824 9.5 mi
Halfway 10,849 9.6 mi
Boonsboro 3,809 9.9 mi
Thurmont 6,254 10.0 mi
Greencastle, PA 4,222 12.4 mi

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