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Fountainhead-Orchard Hills ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 21742. Its area codes are 240, 301 and 227.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
6,567
Area codes
240, 301, 227

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

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills in numbers

About 6,567 people live in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, in 2,512 households. The median household income is $103,340 a year, about the same as the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $333,000 (21% below the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $1,247 a month. The median age is 44.5; 39.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population6,567Fountainhead-Orchard Hills6,567
Households2,512Fountainhead-Orchard Hills2,512
Median age44.5Fountainhead-Orchard Hills44.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$103,340Fountainhead-Orchard Hills$103,340Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$333,000Fountainhead-Orchard Hills$333,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,247Fountainhead-Orchard Hills$1,247Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%Fountainhead-Orchard Hills39.1%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.7 minFountainhead-Orchard Hills26.7 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,487 / sq miFountainhead-Orchard Hills1,487 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Fountainhead-Orchard Hills

These ZIP codes cover part of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21742 Hagerstown , MD Standard 34,069 $86,288 $304,800

Map of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills ZIP codes

21742

The ZIP codes of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, 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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills

The nearest larger towns are Hagerstown (43,665 people, 3.3 mi), Robinwood (8,042 people, 5.1 mi) and Halfway (10,849 people, 5.7 mi).

Towns near Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
TownPopulationDistance
Paramount-Long Meadow 2,569 1.5 mi
Maugansville 3,624 1.6 mi
State Line, PA 3,111 3.1 mi
Hagerstown 43,665 3.3 mi
Robinwood 8,042 5.1 mi
Halfway 10,849 5.7 mi
Greencastle, PA 4,222 7.1 mi
Smithsburg 3,115 7.7 mi
St. James 4,824 8.0 mi
Waynesboro, PA 11,047 8.4 mi
Wayne Heights, PA 3,293 10.1 mi
Boonsboro 3,809 12.6 mi
Guilford, PA 3,919 17.0 mi
Thurmont 6,254 17.1 mi

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