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Charlestown ZIP code, Maryland

The ZIP code for Charlestown, MD is 21914, and its area codes are 443, 667 and 410.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,999
Area codes
443, 667, 410

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Charlestown itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Perryville (3.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Charlestown 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.

Charlestown in numbers

About 1,999 people live in Charlestown, in 725 households. The median household income is $122,125 a year, 18% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $378,400 (10% below the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $1,735 a month. The median age is 37.5; 38.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 31 minutes.

Population1,999Charlestown1,999
Households725Charlestown725
Median age37.5Charlestown37.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$122,125Charlestown$122,125Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$378,400Charlestown$378,400Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,735Charlestown$1,735Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.2%Charlestown38.2%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.5 minCharlestown30.5 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,710 / sq miCharlestown1,710 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Charlestown

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Charlestown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21914 Charlestown , MD Standard 810 $66,806 $288,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Charlestown

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

ZIP codes overlapping Charlestown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21901 North East , MD Standard 19,514 $113,719 $367,400

Map of Charlestown ZIP codes

21914

The ZIP codes of Charlestown, 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 Charlestown

The nearest larger towns are North East (4,134 people, 3.0 mi), Perryville (4,447 people, 4.2 mi) and Havre de Grace (14,994 people, 7.2 mi).

Towns near Charlestown
TownPopulationDistance
North East 4,134 3.0 mi
Perryville 4,447 4.2 mi
Havre de Grace 14,994 7.2 mi
Elkton 15,910 8.9 mi
Rising Sun 2,764 9.1 mi
Aberdeen 17,298 11.0 mi
Glasgow, DE 15,546 12.8 mi
Newark, DE 30,330 13.9 mi
Oxford, PA 5,825 14.1 mi
Riverside 6,585 15.3 mi
Brookside, DE 15,115 16.0 mi
Bear, DE 22,370 16.5 mi
Middletown, DE 24,661 17.3 mi
Abingdon 5,019 17.3 mi

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