21653
ZIP 21653 is Newcomb, Maryland, in Talbot County; area codes 667 and 410; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Talbot
- Metro area
- Easton, MD
- Population
- 84
- Coordinates
- 38.7440, -76.1758
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Where 21653 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 21653 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESgIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 21,653 = 59 × 367. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101010010010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21652 (Neavitt, MD, 6 mi away) and 21654 (Oxford, MD, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 21653 becomes 35612 — and that is a real ZIP code: Athens, AL, 660 miles away.
- 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12563, 13625, 13652, 15236, 15362, 15623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56231 in Danvers, MN, 1,099 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
- 🎯1,197 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21653 and you would come out at 38.74°S, 103.82°E — 824 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
- 📏 At 0.185 square miles of land, 21653 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 90 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 84This ZIP84 |
|---|---|
| Households | 49This ZIP49 |
| Housing units | 49This ZIP49 |
| Median age | 72.7This ZIP72.7Maryland39.4US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $829,500This ZIP$829,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 72.6%This ZIP72.6% |
| Population density | 454.1 / sq miThis ZIP454.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 21653
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
21662 | Royal Oak, MD | 2.5 mi |
21663 | Saint Michaels, MD | 4.3 mi |
21654 | Oxford, MD | 4.4 mi |
21612 | Bozman, MD | 4.9 mi |
21601 | Easton, MD | 5.8 mi |
21652 | Neavitt, MD | 5.9 mi |
21647 | Mcdaniel, MD | 6.9 mi |
21676 | Wittman, MD | 7.4 mi |
21624 | Claiborne, MD | 8.2 mi |
21671 | Tilghman, MD | 9.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 21653?
21653 is in Newcomb, Maryland, in Talbot County, part of the Easton, MD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7440, -76.1758.
What county is 21653 in?
21653 lies in Talbot County.
What area code is 21653?
Newcomb uses area codes 667 and 410, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 21653 in?
21653 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 21653?
About 84 people live in ZIP code 21653, in 49 households, at 454.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 21653?
The closest are 21662 (2.5 mi), 21663 (4.3 mi), 21654 (4.4 mi), 21612 (4.9 mi) and 21601 (5.8 mi).
Is 21653 a PO Box ZIP code?
21653 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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