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21766

ZIP 21766 is Little Orleans, Maryland, in Allegany County; area codes 240 and 301; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Allegany
Metro area
Cumberland, MD-WV
Population
854
Coordinates
39.6705, -78.3879
☼ Live from 21766 — Little Orleans, MD

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Where 21766 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21766
  • 🔢 Type 21766 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggLIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,766 = 2 × 10883. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21765 (Lisbon, MD, 74 mi away) and 21767 (Maugansville, MD, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21766 becomes 66712 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arma, KS, 892 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12766, 16627, 16672, 16726, 17266, 21667, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76621 in Abbott, TX, 1,175 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,070 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21766 and you would come out at 39.67°S, 101.61°E — 958 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 40.9 square miles of land, 21766 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population854This ZIP854
Households342This ZIP342
Housing units514This ZIP514
Median age30.8This ZIP30.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$62,054This ZIP$62,054Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$221,100This ZIP$221,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$736This ZIP$736Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%This ZIP31.5%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density20.9 / sq miThis ZIP20.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees57This ZIP57
Annual payroll$1,978,000This ZIP$1,978,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$15,405,000This ZIP$15,405,000

Land area

Land area40.94 sq miThis ZIP40.94 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Other place names in 21766

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ZIP codes near 21766

ZIPCityDistance
17211 Artemas, PA 6.0 mi
21750 Hancock, MD 8.1 mi
21530 Flintstone, MD 8.4 mi
25422 Great Cacapon, WV 8.9 mi
21555 Oldtown, MD 11.4 mi
15535 Clearville, PA 11.5 mi
25411 Berkeley Springs, WV 12.2 mi
17267 Warfordsburg, PA 12.3 mi
25431 Levels, WV 16.3 mi
25434 Paw Paw, WV 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21766?

21766 is in Little Orleans, Maryland, in Allegany County, part of the Cumberland, MD-WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6705, -78.3879.

What county is 21766 in?

21766 lies in Allegany County.

What area code is 21766?

Little Orleans uses area codes 240 and 301, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 21766 in?

21766 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21766?

About 854 people live in ZIP code 21766, in 342 households, at 20.9 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 21766?

$62,054 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21766?

The closest are 17211 (6 mi), 21750 (8.1 mi), 21530 (8.4 mi), 25422 (8.9 mi) and 21555 (11.4 mi).

Is 21766 a PO Box ZIP code?

21766 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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