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Chance ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Chance, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 21821. Its area codes are 667 and 410.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
230
Area codes
667, 410

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

Chance in numbers

About 230 people live in Chance, in 110 households. The median household income is $66,711 a year, 36% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $259,100 (38% below the Maryland median). The median age is 58.5; 9.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 37 minutes.

Population230Chance230
Households110Chance110
Median age58.5Chance58.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$66,711Chance$66,711Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$259,100Chance$259,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%Chance9.5%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute36.5 minChance36.5 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density138 / sq miChance138 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Chance

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

ZIP codes overlapping Chance
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21821 Deal Island , MD Standard 797 $60,341 $188,200

Map of Chance ZIP codes

21821

The ZIP codes of Chance, 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 Chance

The nearest larger towns are Deal Island (341 people, 1.7 mi), Nanticoke (434 people, 6.7 mi) and Fairmount (440 people, 8.0 mi).

Towns near Chance
TownPopulationDistance
Princess Anne 3,569 13.3 mi
Fruitland 5,801 19.6 mi
Pocomoke City 4,405 22.1 mi
Salisbury 33,285 23.5 mi
Cambridge 13,152 27.0 mi
Delmar 4,261 27.5 mi
Lexington Park 13,252 27.8 mi
Chesapeake Ranch Estates 9,241 28.8 mi
Drum Point 3,589 29.0 mi
Snow Hill 2,659 29.8 mi
Lusby 2,595 29.9 mi

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