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Fairplay ZIP code, Maryland

The ZIP code for Fairplay, MD is 21733, and its area codes are 240, 301 and 227.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
511
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Fairplay itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Hagerstown (2.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Fairplay 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.

Fairplay in numbers

About 511 people live in Fairplay, in 146 households. The median household income is $120,652 a year, 16% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $296,800 (29% below the Maryland median). The median age is 41.7; 26.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 31 minutes.

Population511Fairplay511
Households146Fairplay146
Median age41.7Fairplay41.7Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$120,652Fairplay$120,652Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$296,800Fairplay$296,800Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%Fairplay26.4%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.7 minFairplay30.7 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density424 / sq miFairplay424 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Fairplay

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Fairplay
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21733 Fairplay , MD Standard 1,275 $109,896 $291,800

Other ZIP codes overlapping Fairplay

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

ZIP codes overlapping Fairplay
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21713 Boonsboro , MD Standard 9,846 $96,199 $369,200

Map of Fairplay ZIP codes

21733

The ZIP codes of Fairplay, 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 Fairplay

The nearest larger towns are St. James (4,824 people, 2.6 mi), Downsville (958 people, 3.2 mi) and Keedysville (1,183 people, 4.3 mi).

Towns near Fairplay
TownPopulationDistance
St. James 4,824 2.6 mi
Boonsboro 3,809 4.7 mi
Halfway 10,849 5.7 mi
Hagerstown 43,665 7.3 mi
Robinwood 8,042 7.7 mi
Paramount-Long Meadow 2,569 10.4 mi
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills 6,567 10.6 mi
Maugansville 3,624 10.9 mi
Smithsburg 3,115 12.1 mi
Middletown 5,014 13.0 mi
Martinsburg, WV 18,904 13.5 mi
State Line, PA 3,111 13.7 mi
Braddock Heights 2,892 16.1 mi
Jefferson 3,314 16.1 mi

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