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21714

ZIP 21714 is Braddock Heights, Maryland, in Frederick County; area codes 240, 301 and 227; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Frederick
Population
95
Coordinates
39.4106, -77.5101
☼ Live from 21714 — Braddock Heights, MD

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Where 21714 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21714
  • 🔢 Type 21714 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hILIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,714 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 47. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21713 (Boonsboro, MD, 12 mi away) and 21715 (Brownsville, MD, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21714 becomes 41712 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ary, KY, 336 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11247, 11427, 11724, 11742, 12147, 12174, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74121 in Tulsa, OK, 1,034 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,119 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21714 and you would come out at 39.41°S, 102.49°E — 909 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 0.445 square miles of land, 21714 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 215 football fields.
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People and housing

Population95This ZIP95
Households45This ZIP45
Housing units45This ZIP45
Median age58.6This ZIP58.6Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$161,806This ZIP$161,806Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$415,600This ZIP$415,600Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher56.1%This ZIP56.1%
Population density213.5 / sq miThis ZIP213.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees25This ZIP25
Annual payroll$1,841,000This ZIP$1,841,000

Land area

Land area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 21714

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

ZIP codes near 21714

ZIPCityDistance
21703 Frederick, MD 3.6 mi
21769 Middletown, MD 3.8 mi
21755 Jefferson, MD 4.7 mi
21705 Frederick, MD 5.3 mi
21702 Frederick, MD 5.9 mi
21718 Burkittsville, MD 6.4 mi
21717 Buckeystown, MD 6.5 mi
21709 Frederick, MD 7.5 mi
21779 Rohrersville, MD 7.7 mi
21704 Frederick, MD 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21714?

21714 is in Braddock Heights, Maryland, in Frederick County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4106, -77.5101.

What county is 21714 in?

21714 lies in Frederick County.

What area code is 21714?

Braddock Heights uses area codes 240, 301 and 227, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 21714 in?

21714 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21714?

About 95 people live in ZIP code 21714, in 45 households, at 213.5 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 21714?

$161,806 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21714?

The closest are 21703 (3.6 mi), 21769 (3.8 mi), 21755 (4.7 mi), 21705 (5.3 mi) and 21702 (5.9 mi).

Is 21714 a PO Box ZIP code?

21714 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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