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21773

ZIP 21773 is Myersville, Maryland, in Frederick County; area codes 227, 240 and 301; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Frederick
Population
5,826
Coordinates
39.5427, -77.5515
☼ Live from 21773 — Myersville, MD

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Where 21773 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21773
  • 🔢 Type 21773 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELLIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 21773 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21771 (Mount Airy, MD, 23 mi away) and 21774 (New Market, MD, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21773 becomes 37712, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12737, 17237, 17327, 17372, 17723, 21737, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77213 in Houston, TX, 1,214 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% 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 21773 and you would come out at 39.54°S, 102.45°E — 915 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 36.3 square miles of land, 21773 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,826This ZIP5,826
Households1,997This ZIP1,997
Housing units2,235This ZIP2,235
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$161,908This ZIP$161,908Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$544,400This ZIP$544,400Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,731This ZIP$1,731Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.8%This ZIP50.8%
Mean commute35.8 minThis ZIP35.8 min
Population density160.5 / sq miThis ZIP160.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments99This ZIP99
Employees687This ZIP687
Annual payroll$37,969,000This ZIP$37,969,000
Tax returns filed2,790This ZIP2,790
Total adjusted gross income$283,863,000This ZIP$283,863,000

Land area

Land area36.29 sq miThis ZIP36.29 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 21773

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

ZIP codes near 21773

ZIPCityDistance
21713 Boonsboro, MD 6.4 mi
21769 Middletown, MD 7.0 mi
21702 Frederick, MD 7.2 mi
21720 Cavetown, MD 7.4 mi
21783 Smithsburg, MD 7.6 mi
21788 Thurmont, MD 8.0 mi
21721 Chewsville, MD 8.3 mi
21746 Hagerstown, MD 8.8 mi
21734 Funkstown, MD 9.2 mi
21714 Braddock Heights, MD 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21773?

21773 is in Myersville, Maryland, in Frederick County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5427, -77.5515.

What county is 21773 in?

21773 lies in Frederick County.

What area code is 21773?

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

What time zone is 21773 in?

21773 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21773?

About 5,826 people live in ZIP code 21773, in 1,997 households, at 160.5 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 21773?

$161,908 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21773?

The closest are 21713 (6.4 mi), 21769 (7 mi), 21702 (7.2 mi), 21720 (7.4 mi) and 21783 (7.6 mi).

Is 21773 a PO Box ZIP code?

21773 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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