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Sharpsburg ZIP code, Maryland

The ZIP code for Sharpsburg, MD is 21782, and its area codes are 240, 301 and 227.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
585
Area codes
240, 301, 227

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sharpsburg itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Keedysville (3.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Sharpsburg in numbers

About 585 people live in Sharpsburg, in 282 households. The median household income is $71,500 a year, 31% below the Maryland median of $103,678 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $304,100 (28% below the Maryland median), and median gross rent is $666 a month. The median age is 47.1; 34.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% across Maryland); the average commute takes 33 minutes.

Population585Sharpsburg585
Households282Sharpsburg282
Median age47.1Sharpsburg47.1Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$71,500Sharpsburg$71,500Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$304,100Sharpsburg$304,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$666Sharpsburg$666Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%Sharpsburg34.8%Maryland43.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute33.0 minSharpsburg33.0 minMaryland31.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,635 / sq miSharpsburg2,635 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Sharpsburg

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sharpsburg
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
21782 Sharpsburg , MD Standard 3,704 $94,130 $311,600

Map of Sharpsburg ZIP codes

21782

The ZIP codes of Sharpsburg, 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 Sharpsburg

The nearest larger towns are Keedysville (1,183 people, 3.4 mi), Shepherdstown, WV (1,460 people, 3.4 mi) and Boonsboro (3,809 people, 5.8 mi).

Towns near Sharpsburg
TownPopulationDistance
Boonsboro 3,809 5.8 mi
St. James 4,824 8.0 mi
Halfway 10,849 11.0 mi
Middletown 5,014 11.5 mi
Brunswick 8,450 11.7 mi
Martinsburg, WV 18,904 12.2 mi
Ranson, WV 5,729 12.4 mi
Robinwood 8,042 12.5 mi
Hagerstown 43,665 12.7 mi
Jefferson 3,314 12.8 mi
Braddock Heights 2,892 14.0 mi
Lovettsville, VA 2,719 14.2 mi
Charles Town, WV 7,337 15.1 mi
Paramount-Long Meadow 2,569 15.6 mi

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