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21718

ZIP 21718 is Burkittsville, Maryland, in Frederick County; area codes 240, 227 and 301; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Frederick
Population
134
Coordinates
39.3935, -77.6278
☼ Live from 21718 — Burkittsville, MD

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Where 21718 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21718
  • 🔢 Type 21718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,718 = 2 × 10859. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21717 (Buckeystown, MD, 11 mi away) and 21719 (Cascade, MD, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21718 becomes 81712, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11782, 12187, 12781, 12817, 12871, 17128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87121 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,631 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,113 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21718 and you would come out at 39.39°S, 102.37°E — 914 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 0.332 square miles of land, 21718 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 161 football fields.
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People and housing

Population134This ZIP134
Households64This ZIP64
Housing units70This ZIP70
Median age57.6This ZIP57.6Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$93,500This ZIP$93,500Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$576,400This ZIP$576,400Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,021This ZIP$1,021Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.5%This ZIP50.5%
Mean commute41.6 minThis ZIP41.6 min
Population density403.6 / sq miThis ZIP403.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 21718

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

ZIP codes near 21718

ZIPCityDistance
21715 Brownsville, MD 2.0 mi
21779 Rohrersville, MD 2.6 mi
21758 Knoxville, MD 3.2 mi
21755 Jefferson, MD 4.0 mi
21769 Middletown, MD 4.6 mi
21716 Brunswick, MD 5.2 mi
21756 Keedysville, MD 5.8 mi
21714 Braddock Heights, MD 6.4 mi
21782 Sharpsburg, MD 8.3 mi
21703 Frederick, MD 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21718?

21718 is in Burkittsville, Maryland, in Frederick County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3935, -77.6278.

What county is 21718 in?

21718 lies in Frederick County.

What area code is 21718?

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

What time zone is 21718 in?

21718 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21718?

About 134 people live in ZIP code 21718, in 64 households, at 403.6 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 21718?

$93,500 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21718?

The closest are 21715 (2 mi), 21779 (2.6 mi), 21758 (3.2 mi), 21755 (4 mi) and 21769 (4.6 mi).

Is 21718 a PO Box ZIP code?

21718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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