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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/21793

21793

ZIP 21793 is Walkersville, Maryland, in Frederick County; area codes 240 and 301; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Frederick
Population
10,719
Coordinates
39.4892, -77.3442
☼ Live from 21793 — Walkersville, MD

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Where 21793 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21793
  • 🔢 Type 21793 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGLIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,793 = 19 × 31 × 37. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010100100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21792 (Unionville, MD, 9 mi away) and 21794 (West Friendship, MD, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21793 becomes 39712, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12937, 12973, 17239, 17329, 17923, 17932, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97321 in Albany, OR, 2,344 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,127 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21793 and you would come out at 39.49°S, 102.66°E — 904 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 21.4 square miles of land, 21793 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,719This ZIP10,719
Households3,890This ZIP3,890
Housing units4,010This ZIP4,010
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$121,971This ZIP$121,971Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$459,400This ZIP$459,400Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,537This ZIP$1,537Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.6%This ZIP39.6%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density501.8 / sq miThis ZIP501.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments172This ZIP172
Employees2,180This ZIP2,180
Annual payroll$140,128,000This ZIP$140,128,000
Tax returns filed5,370This ZIP5,370
Total adjusted gross income$466,594,000This ZIP$466,594,000

Land area

Land area21.36 sq miThis ZIP21.36 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 21793

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

ZIP codes near 21793

ZIPCityDistance
21709 Frederick, MD 2.9 mi
21701 Frederick, MD 3.2 mi
21798 Woodsboro, MD 4.3 mi
21762 Libertytown, MD 5.1 mi
21702 Frederick, MD 5.3 mi
21775 New Midway, MD 5.8 mi
21759 Ladiesburg, MD 6.2 mi
21705 Frederick, MD 6.6 mi
21774 New Market, MD 6.6 mi
21788 Thurmont, MD 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21793?

21793 is in Walkersville, Maryland, in Frederick County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4892, -77.3442.

What county is 21793 in?

21793 lies in Frederick County.

What area code is 21793?

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

What time zone is 21793 in?

21793 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21793?

About 10,719 people live in ZIP code 21793, in 3,890 households, at 501.8 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 21793?

$121,971 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21793?

The closest are 21709 (2.9 mi), 21701 (3.2 mi), 21798 (4.3 mi), 21762 (5.1 mi) and 21702 (5.3 mi).

Is 21793 a PO Box ZIP code?

21793 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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