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Mount Vernon ZIP codes, Maryland

No ZIP code is named for Mount Vernon, MD; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 21853. Its area codes are 410, 443 and 667.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,067
Area codes
410, 443, 667

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Mount Vernon 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.

Mount Vernon in numbers

About 1,067 people live in Mount Vernon, in 439 households. The median household income is $113,938 a year, 10% above the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,500 (61% below the Maryland median). The median age is 55.7; 35.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population1,067Mount Vernon1,067
Households439Mount Vernon439
Median age55.7Mount Vernon55.7Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$113,938Mount Vernon$113,938Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$163,500Mount Vernon$163,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%Mount Vernon35.0%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.4 minMount Vernon23.4 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density82 / sq miMount Vernon82 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Mount Vernon

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

ZIP codes overlapping Mount Vernon
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21853 Princess Anne , MD Standard 10,537 $69,697 $208,300

Map of Mount Vernon ZIP codes

21853

The ZIP codes of Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon

The nearest larger towns are Princess Anne (3,569 people, 5.4 mi), Fruitland (5,801 people, 10 mi) and Hebron (1,566 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Mount Vernon
TownPopulationDistance
Princess Anne 3,569 5.4 mi
Fruitland 5,801 10.3 mi
Salisbury 33,285 14.3 mi
Pocomoke City 4,405 17.3 mi
Delmar 4,261 18.6 mi
Snow Hill 2,659 21.9 mi
Laurel, DE 4,152 25.7 mi
Cambridge 13,152 26.9 mi
Hurlock 2,819 27.0 mi

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