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21669

ZIP 21669 is Taylors Island, 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
160
Coordinates
38.4620, -76.2952
☼ Live from 21669 — Taylors Island, MD

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Where 21669 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21669
  • 🔢 Type 21669 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GggIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,669 = 3 × 31 × 233. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010010100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21668 (Sudlersville, MD, 56 mi away) and 21670 (Templeville, MD, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21669 becomes 96612, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12966, 16629, 16692, 16926, 26169, 26619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96216 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,160 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,195 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21669 and you would come out at 38.46°S, 103.70°E — 819 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 14.8 square miles of land, 21669 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population160This ZIP160
Households86This ZIP86
Housing units167This ZIP167
Median age58.3This ZIP58.3Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$116,500This ZIP$116,500Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$468,000This ZIP$468,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher51.7%This ZIP51.7%
Mean commute40.0 minThis ZIP40.0 min
Population density10.8 / sq miThis ZIP10.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area14.78 sq miThis ZIP14.78 sq mi
Water area7.80 sq miThis ZIP7.80 sq mi

Other place names in 21669

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

ZIP codes near 21669

ZIPCityDistance
21648 Madison, MD 4.4 mi
21677 Woolford, MD 6.6 mi
21622 Church Creek, MD 8.1 mi
20657 Lusby, MD 9.5 mi
20629 Dowell, MD 11.9 mi
21613 Cambridge, MD 12.0 mi
20685 Saint Leonard, MD 12.8 mi
20688 Solomons, MD 13.1 mi
21634 Fishing Creek, MD 13.3 mi
20676 Port Republic, MD 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21669?

21669 is in Taylors Island, Maryland, in Dorchester County, part of the Cambridge, MD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4620, -76.2952.

What county is 21669 in?

21669 lies in Dorchester County.

What area code is 21669?

Taylors Island uses area codes 443, 667 and 410, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 21669 in?

21669 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21669?

About 160 people live in ZIP code 21669, in 86 households, at 10.8 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 21669?

$116,500 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21669?

The closest are 21648 (4.4 mi), 21677 (6.6 mi), 21622 (8.1 mi), 20657 (9.5 mi) and 20629 (11.9 mi).

Is 21669 a PO Box ZIP code?

21669 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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