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21649

ZIP 21649 is Marydel, Maryland, mostly in Queen Anne's County; area codes 667 and 410; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Queen Anne's +1 more
Population
1,890
Coordinates
39.1456, -75.7842
☼ Live from 21649 — Marydel, MD

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Where 21649 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21649
  • 🔢 Type 21649 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhgIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 21649 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21648 (Madison, MD, 50 mi away) and 21650 (Massey, MD, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21649 becomes 94612 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oakland, CA, 2,488 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12469, 12496, 12946, 12964, 14269, 14692, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96214 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,062 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,213 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21649 and you would come out at 39.15°S, 104.22°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 21.0 square miles of land, 21649 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,890This ZIP1,890
Households546This ZIP546
Housing units656This ZIP656
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$68,542This ZIP$68,542Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$222,700This ZIP$222,700Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,105This ZIP$2,105Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density89.9 / sq miThis ZIP89.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees64This ZIP64
Annual payroll$4,460,000This ZIP$4,460,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$40,653,000This ZIP$40,653,000

Land area

Land area21.02 sq miThis ZIP21.02 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 21649 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Queen Anne's County 52.3%
Caroline County 47.7%

Other place names in 21649

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

ZIP codes near 21649

ZIPCityDistance
21670 Templeville, MD 1.2 mi
21607 Barclay, MD 4.0 mi
19964 Marydel, DE 4.6 mi
21668 Sudlersville, MD 4.7 mi
19953 Hartly, DE 4.8 mi
21644 Ingleside, MD 5.2 mi
21640 Henderson, MD 5.7 mi
19955 Kenton, DE 8.5 mi
21651 Millington, MD 8.6 mi
19938 Clayton, DE 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21649?

21649 is in Marydel, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1456, -75.7842.

What county is 21649 in?

21649 spans 2 counties: Queen Anne's County and Caroline County. Most of it falls in Queen Anne's County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 21649?

Marydel uses area codes 667 and 410, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 21649 in?

21649 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21649?

About 1,890 people live in ZIP code 21649, in 546 households, at 89.9 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 21649?

$68,542 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21649?

The closest are 21670 (1.2 mi), 21607 (4 mi), 19964 (4.6 mi), 21668 (4.7 mi) and 19953 (4.8 mi).

Is 21649 a PO Box ZIP code?

21649 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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