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Franklin ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Franklin, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 21562. Its area codes are 240, 227 and 301.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
373
Area codes
240, 227, 301

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

Franklin in numbers

About 373 people live in Franklin, in 174 households. The median household income is $26,193 a year, 75% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $65,500 (84% below the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $507 a month. The median age is 55.8; 4.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland).

Population373Franklin373
Households174Franklin174
Median age55.8Franklin55.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$26,193Franklin$26,193Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$65,500Franklin$65,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$507Franklin$507Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.4%Franklin4.4%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Population density1,351 / sq miFranklin1,351 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Franklin

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

ZIP codes overlapping Franklin
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21562 Westernport , MD Standard 3,032 $47,500 $98,500

Map of Franklin ZIP codes

21562

The ZIP codes of Franklin, 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 Franklin

The nearest larger towns are Westernport (1,588 people, 0.9 mi), Piedmont, WV (735 people, 1.5 mi) and Barton (663 people, 3.0 mi).

Towns near Franklin
TownPopulationDistance
Keyser, WV 4,857 5.5 mi
Frostburg 6,977 12.4 mi
Cresaptown 5,121 13.3 mi
La Vale 4,196 16.9 mi
Cumberland 18,804 18.9 mi

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