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21769

ZIP 21769 is Middletown, Maryland, mostly in Frederick County; area codes 240, 227 and 301; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Frederick +1 more
Population
11,965
Coordinates
39.4425, -77.5689
☼ Live from 21769 — Middletown, MD

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Where 21769 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21769
  • 🔢 Type 21769 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgLIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,769 = 11 × 1979. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21767 (Maugansville, MD, 20 mi away) and 21770 (Monrovia, MD, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21769 becomes 96712 — and that is a real ZIP code: Haleiwa, HI, 4,786 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 6,931 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,116 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21769 and you would come out at 39.44°S, 102.43°E — 913 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 40.1 square miles of land, 21769 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,965This ZIP11,965
Households4,146This ZIP4,146
Housing units4,331This ZIP4,331
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$151,563This ZIP$151,563Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$507,000This ZIP$507,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,708This ZIP$1,708Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.8%This ZIP47.8%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density298.2 / sq miThis ZIP298.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments218This ZIP218
Employees1,649This ZIP1,649
Annual payroll$87,581,000This ZIP$87,581,000
Tax returns filed5,920This ZIP5,920
Total adjusted gross income$809,673,000This ZIP$809,673,000

Land area

Land area40.13 sq miThis ZIP40.13 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 21769 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Frederick County 99.3%
Washington County 0.7%

Other place names in 21769

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ZIP codes near 21769

ZIPCityDistance
21714 Braddock Heights, MD 3.8 mi
21718 Burkittsville, MD 4.6 mi
21779 Rohrersville, MD 4.7 mi
21755 Jefferson, MD 5.7 mi
21715 Brownsville, MD 6.6 mi
21756 Keedysville, MD 6.8 mi
21773 Myersville, MD 7.0 mi
21702 Frederick, MD 7.2 mi
21703 Frederick, MD 7.3 mi
21758 Knoxville, MD 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21769?

21769 is in Middletown, Maryland, in Frederick County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4425, -77.5689.

What county is 21769 in?

21769 spans 2 counties: Frederick County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Frederick 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 21769?

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

What time zone is 21769 in?

21769 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21769?

About 11,965 people live in ZIP code 21769, in 4,146 households, at 298.2 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 21769?

$151,563 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21769?

The closest are 21714 (3.8 mi), 21718 (4.6 mi), 21779 (4.7 mi), 21755 (5.7 mi) and 21715 (6.6 mi).

Is 21769 a PO Box ZIP code?

21769 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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