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Where 21679 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 21679 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLgIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 21,679 = 7 × 19 × 163. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101010010101111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21678 (Worton, MD, 27 mi away) and 21690 (Chestertown, MD, 8 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 21679 becomes 97612, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12769, 12967, 12976, 16729, 16927, 19726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96271 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,991 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
- 🎯1,199 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21679 and you would come out at 38.92°S, 103.91°E — 826 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
- 📏 At 7.8 square miles of land, 21679 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 306This ZIP306 |
|---|---|
| Households | 157This ZIP157 |
| Housing units | 167This ZIP167 |
| Median age | 69.5This ZIP69.5Maryland39.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $119,821This ZIP$119,821Maryland$103,678US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $521,700This ZIP$521,700Maryland$419,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 48.0%This ZIP48.0% |
| Population density | 39.2 / sq miThis ZIP39.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 81This ZIP81 |
| Annual payroll | $5,366,000This ZIP$5,366,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 240This ZIP240 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $28,242,000This ZIP$28,242,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 7.81 sq miThis ZIP7.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi |
Counties 21679 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Talbot County | 96.7% |
| Queen Anne's County | 3.3% |
ZIP codes near 21679
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
21658 | Queenstown, MD | 3.1 mi |
21657 | Queen Anne, MD | 6.2 mi |
21638 | Grasonville, MD | 6.3 mi |
21625 | Cordova, MD | 7.2 mi |
21656 | Price, MD | 7.9 mi |
21690 | Chestertown, MD | 7.9 mi |
21641 | Hillsboro, MD | 8.2 mi |
21601 | Easton, MD | 8.9 mi |
21617 | Centreville, MD | 9.3 mi |
21619 | Chester, MD | 9.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 21679?
21679 is in Wye Mills, Maryland, in Talbot County, part of the Easton, MD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9205, -76.0941.
What county is 21679 in?
21679 spans 2 counties: Talbot County and Queen Anne's County. Most of it falls in Talbot 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 21679?
Wye Mills uses area codes 410, 667 and 443, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 21679 in?
21679 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 21679?
About 306 people live in ZIP code 21679, in 157 households, at 39.2 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 21679?
$119,821 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.
What ZIP codes are near 21679?
The closest are 21658 (3.1 mi), 21657 (6.2 mi), 21638 (6.3 mi), 21625 (7.2 mi) and 21656 (7.9 mi).
Is 21679 a PO Box ZIP code?
21679 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “21679 ZIP Code — Wye Mills, Maryland (Talbot County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/21679
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