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21524

ZIP 21524 is Corriganville, Maryland, in Allegany County; area codes 240 and 301; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Allegany
Metro area
Cumberland, MD-WV
Population
710
Coordinates
39.7067, -78.8021
☼ Live from 21524 — Corriganville, MD

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Where 21524 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21524
  • 🔢 Type 21524 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZSIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,524 = 2 × 2 × 5381. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21523 (Bloomington, MD, 21 mi away) and 21528 (Eckhart Mines, MD, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21524 becomes 42512, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12245, 12452, 12524, 12542, 14225, 14522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51242 in Lester, IA, 940 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,048 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21524 and you would come out at 39.71°S, 101.20°E — 979 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 3.6 square miles of land, 21524 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population710This ZIP710
Households262This ZIP262
Housing units262This ZIP262
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$76,417This ZIP$76,417Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$158,500This ZIP$158,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,091This ZIP$1,091Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density197.9 / sq miThis ZIP197.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$1,714,000This ZIP$1,714,000

Land area

Land area3.59 sq miThis ZIP3.59 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 21524

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 21524

ZIPCityDistance
21529 Ellerslie, MD 1.5 mi
21545 Mount Savage, MD 2.8 mi
15564 Wellersburg, PA 2.8 mi
21501 Cumberland, MD 4.3 mi
21503 Cumberland, MD 4.3 mi
21502 Cumberland, MD 5.1 mi
21528 Eckhart Mines, MD 6.5 mi
26767 Wiley Ford, WV 6.7 mi
15545 Hyndman, PA 7.1 mi
21505 Cumberland, MD 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21524?

21524 is in Corriganville, Maryland, in Allegany County, part of the Cumberland, MD-WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7067, -78.8021.

What county is 21524 in?

21524 lies in Allegany County.

What area code is 21524?

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

What time zone is 21524 in?

21524 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21524?

About 710 people live in ZIP code 21524, in 262 households, at 197.9 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 21524?

$76,417 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21524?

The closest are 21529 (1.5 mi), 21545 (2.8 mi), 15564 (2.8 mi), 21501 (4.3 mi) and 21503 (4.3 mi).

Is 21524 a PO Box ZIP code?

21524 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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