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21622

ZIP 21622 is Church Creek, Maryland, in Dorchester County; area codes 443, 667 and 410; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dorchester
Metro area
Cambridge, MD
Population
420
Coordinates
38.4145, -76.1593
☼ Live from 21622 — Church Creek, MD

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Where 21622 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21622
  • 🔢 Type 21622 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZgIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,622 = 2 × 19 × 569. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010001110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21620 (Chestertown, MD, 55 mi away) and 21623 (Church Hill, MD, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21622 becomes 22612, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12226, 16222, 21226, 22216, 62221). The farthest-flung twin is 62221 in Belleville, IL, 743 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,203 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21622 and you would come out at 38.41°S, 103.84°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 64.4 square miles of land, 21622 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population420This ZIP420
Households195This ZIP195
Housing units383This ZIP383
Median age51.5This ZIP51.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$68,750This ZIP$68,750Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$296,300This ZIP$296,300Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density6.5 / sq miThis ZIP6.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$4,126,000This ZIP$4,126,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$15,290,000This ZIP$15,290,000

Land area

Land area64.37 sq miThis ZIP64.37 sq mi
Water area13.32 sq miThis ZIP13.32 sq mi

Other place names in 21622

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ZIP codes near 21622

ZIPCityDistance
21677 Woolford, MD 4.1 mi
21626 Crapo, MD 7.0 mi
21613 Cambridge, MD 7.5 mi
21648 Madison, MD 7.8 mi
21669 Taylors Island, MD 8.1 mi
21634 Fishing Creek, MD 9.1 mi
21675 Wingate, MD 9.5 mi
21672 Toddville, MD 11.4 mi
21869 Vienna, MD 13.3 mi
21627 Crocheron, MD 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21622?

21622 is in Church Creek, Maryland, in Dorchester County, part of the Cambridge, MD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4145, -76.1593.

What county is 21622 in?

21622 lies in Dorchester County.

What area code is 21622?

Church Creek uses area codes 443, 667 and 410, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 21622 in?

21622 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21622?

About 420 people live in ZIP code 21622, in 195 households, at 6.5 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 21622?

$68,750 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21622?

The closest are 21677 (4.1 mi), 21626 (7 mi), 21613 (7.5 mi), 21648 (7.8 mi) and 21669 (8.1 mi).

Is 21622 a PO Box ZIP code?

21622 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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