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21502

ZIP 21502 is in Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time. Cumberland has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 21501, 21503, 21504 and 21505.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Allegany
Metro area
Cumberland, MD-WV
Population
41,015
Coordinates
39.6415, -78.7561
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Where 21502 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21502
  • 🔢 Type 21502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOSIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,502 = 2 × 13 × 827. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21501 (Cumberland, MD, 1 mi away) and 21503 (Cumberland, MD, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21502 becomes 20512, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01225, 01252, 01522, 02125, 02152, 02215, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51022 in Granville, IA, 915 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,051 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21502 and you would come out at 39.64°S, 101.24°E — 974 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 92.1 square miles of land, 21502 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,015This ZIP41,015
Households16,268This ZIP16,268
Housing units19,416This ZIP19,416
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$60,725This ZIP$60,725Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$153,700This ZIP$153,700Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$773This ZIP$773Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density445.4 / sq miThis ZIP445.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,015This ZIP1,015
Employees17,056This ZIP17,056
Annual payroll$797,877,000This ZIP$797,877,000
Tax returns filed16,600This ZIP16,600
Total adjusted gross income$978,406,000This ZIP$978,406,000

Land area

Land area92.09 sq miThis ZIP92.09 sq mi
Water area1.58 sq miThis ZIP1.58 sq mi

Other place names in 21502

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ZIP codes near 21502

ZIPCityDistance
21501 Cumberland, MD 0.9 mi
21503 Cumberland, MD 0.9 mi
26767 Wiley Ford, WV 1.8 mi
21529 Ellerslie, MD 5.1 mi
21524 Corriganville, MD 5.1 mi
21504 Cumberland, MD 5.5 mi
26753 Ridgeley, WV 5.6 mi
21505 Cumberland, MD 5.7 mi
21560 Spring Gap, MD 5.9 mi
21556 Pinto, MD 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21502?

21502 is in Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County, part of the Cumberland, MD-WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6415, -78.7561.

What county is 21502 in?

21502 lies in Allegany County.

What area code is 21502?

Cumberland uses area codes 240, 301 and 227, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 21502 in?

21502 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21502?

About 41,015 people live in ZIP code 21502, in 16,268 households, at 445.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 21502?

$60,725 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21502?

The closest are 21501 (0.9 mi), 21503 (0.9 mi), 26767 (1.8 mi), 21529 (5.1 mi) and 21524 (5.1 mi).

Is 21502 a PO Box ZIP code?

21502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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