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Childs ZIP code, Maryland

The ZIP code for Childs, MD is 21916, and its area codes are 443, 410 and 667.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Area codes
443, 410, 667

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Childs itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Elkton (1.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

ZIP codes addressed as Childs

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Childs
ZIP City Type
21916 Childs , MD No street area

Towns near Childs

Towns near Childs
TownPopulationDistance
Elkton 15,910 3.9 mi
North East 4,134 4.6 mi
Newark, DE 30,330 6.4 mi
Glasgow, DE 15,546 7.3 mi
Brookside, DE 15,115 8.9 mi
Bear, DE 22,370 10.3 mi
North Star, DE 7,834 10.3 mi
Rising Sun 2,764 10.7 mi
Pike Creek Valley, DE 12,431 10.9 mi
Oxford, PA 5,825 11.2 mi
Perryville 4,447 11.5 mi
Pike Creek, DE 7,129 11.8 mi
West Grove, PA 2,798 12.2 mi
Hockessin, DE 13,439 13.9 mi

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