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Dames Quarter ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Dames Quarter, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 21853 and 21821. Its area codes are 410, 443 and 667.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
226
Area codes
410, 443, 667

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

Dames Quarter in numbers

About 226 people live in Dames Quarter, in 76 households. The median household income is $83,750 a year, 19% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $232,000 (45% below the Maryland median). The median age is 41.9; 16.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland).

Population226Dames Quarter226
Households76Dames Quarter76
Median age41.9Dames Quarter41.9Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$83,750Dames Quarter$83,750Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$232,000Dames Quarter$232,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%Dames Quarter16.8%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Population density19 / sq miDames Quarter19 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Dames Quarter

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

ZIP codes overlapping Dames Quarter
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21821 Deal Island , MD Standard 797 $60,341 $188,200
21853 Princess Anne , MD Standard 10,537 $69,697 $208,300

Map of Dames Quarter ZIP codes

2182121853

The ZIP codes of Dames Quarter, 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 Dames Quarter

The nearest larger towns are Chance (230 people, 2.7 mi), Deal Island (341 people, 3.0 mi) and Fairmount (440 people, 5.8 mi).

Towns near Dames Quarter
TownPopulationDistance
Princess Anne 3,569 10.7 mi
Fruitland 5,801 17.6 mi
Pocomoke City 4,405 19.5 mi
Salisbury 33,285 21.6 mi
Delmar 4,261 25.8 mi
Snow Hill 2,659 27.1 mi
Cambridge 13,152 28.2 mi

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