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Fairmount ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Fairmount, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 21871 and 21867. Its area codes are 410 and 667.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
440
Area codes
410, 667

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Fairmount itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Marion Station (6.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Fairmount in numbers

About 440 people live in Fairmount, in 197 households. The median household income is $51,827 a year, 50% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $146,200 (65% below the Maryland median). The median age is 55.5; 22.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population440Fairmount440
Households197Fairmount197
Median age55.5Fairmount55.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$51,827Fairmount$51,827Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$146,200Fairmount$146,200Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%Fairmount22.3%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.8 minFairmount25.8 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density36 / sq miFairmount36 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Fairmount

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

ZIP codes overlapping Fairmount
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21867 Upper Fairmount , MD Standard 60 — —
21871 Westover , MD Standard 1,764 $50,524 $185,900

Map of Fairmount ZIP codes

2186721871

The ZIP codes of Fairmount, 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 Fairmount

The nearest larger towns are Mount Vernon (1,067 people, 9.2 mi), Princess Anne (3,569 people, 9.4 mi) and Crisfield (2,499 people, 9.5 mi).

Towns near Fairmount
TownPopulationDistance
Princess Anne 3,569 9.4 mi
Pocomoke City 4,405 14.6 mi
Fruitland 5,801 18.0 mi
Salisbury 33,285 22.3 mi
Snow Hill 2,659 23.8 mi
Delmar 4,261 27.0 mi
Chincoteague, VA 3,296 27.8 mi

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