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21523

ZIP 21523 is Bloomington, Maryland, in Garrett County; area codes 240, 227 and 301; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Garrett
Metro area
none
Population
150
Coordinates
39.4813, -79.0785
☼ Live from 21523 — Bloomington, MD

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Where 21523 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21523
  • 🔢 Type 21523 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZSIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 21523 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010000010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21522 (Bittinger, MD, 11 mi away) and 21524 (Corriganville, MD, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21523 becomes 32512 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pensacola, FL, 781 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12235, 12325, 12523, 13225, 13252, 15223, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51232 in Ashton, IA, 905 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,036 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21523 and you would come out at 39.48°S, 100.92°E — 984 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 0.746 square miles of land, 21523 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 361 football fields.
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People and housing

Population150This ZIP150
Households60This ZIP60
Housing units60This ZIP60
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$59,063This ZIP$59,063Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$98,100This ZIP$98,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Population density201.1 / sq miThis ZIP201.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$2,444,000This ZIP$2,444,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$5,988,000This ZIP$5,988,000

Land area

Land area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 21523

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ZIP codes near 21523

ZIPCityDistance
21540 Luke, MD 1.1 mi
26750 Piedmont, WV 1.8 mi
21562 Westernport, MD 3.1 mi
21521 Barton, MD 5.0 mi
21561 Swanton, MD 6.2 mi
26726 Keyser, WV 7.4 mi
21557 Rawlings, MD 8.5 mi
21539 Lonaconing, MD 8.7 mi
21538 Kitzmiller, MD 9.2 mi
21542 Midland, MD 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21523?

21523 is in Bloomington, Maryland, in Garrett County. Its published point location is 39.4813, -79.0785.

What county is 21523 in?

21523 lies in Garrett County.

What area code is 21523?

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

What time zone is 21523 in?

21523 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21523?

About 150 people live in ZIP code 21523, in 60 households, at 201.1 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 21523?

$59,063 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21523?

The closest are 21540 (1.1 mi), 26750 (1.8 mi), 21562 (3.1 mi), 21521 (5 mi) and 21561 (6.2 mi).

Is 21523 a PO Box ZIP code?

21523 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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