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Where 21841 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 21841 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhBIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 21841 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101010101010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21840 (Nanticoke, MD, 34 mi away) and 21842 (Ocean City, MD, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 21841 becomes 14812 — and that is a real ZIP code: Beaver Dams, NY, 296 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11428, 12148, 12184, 12418, 12481, 12814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84112 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,943 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
- 🎯1,252 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21841 and you would come out at 38.22°S, 104.72°E — 764 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
- 📏 At 28.2 square miles of land, 21841 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 793This ZIP793 |
|---|---|
| Households | 340This ZIP340 |
| Housing units | 411This ZIP411 |
| Median age | 45.4This ZIP45.4Maryland39.4US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $343,000This ZIP$343,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,689This ZIP$1,689Maryland$1,705US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.1%This ZIP22.1% |
| Mean commute | 41.0 minThis ZIP41.0 min |
| Population density | 28.1 / sq miThis ZIP28.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 18This ZIP18 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 159This ZIP159 |
| Annual payroll | $5,510,000This ZIP$5,510,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 510This ZIP510 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $34,507,000This ZIP$34,507,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 28.22 sq miThis ZIP28.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi |
Other place names in 21841
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 21841
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
21863 | Snow Hill, MD | 6.9 mi |
21811 | Berlin, MD | 7.4 mi |
21852 | Powellville, MD | 8.9 mi |
21829 | Girdletree, MD | 10.0 mi |
21850 | Pittsville, MD | 11.4 mi |
21874 | Willards, MD | 12.4 mi |
21862 | Showell, MD | 12.4 mi |
21843 | Ocean City, MD | 13.2 mi |
21872 | Whaleyville, MD | 13.3 mi |
21849 | Parsonsburg, MD | 13.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 21841?
21841 is in Newark, Maryland, in Worcester County, part of the Ocean Pines, MD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2238, -75.2811.
What county is 21841 in?
21841 lies in Worcester County.
What area code is 21841?
Newark uses area codes 410, 443 and 667, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 21841 in?
21841 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 21841?
About 793 people live in ZIP code 21841, in 340 households, at 28.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 21841?
The closest are 21863 (6.9 mi), 21811 (7.4 mi), 21852 (8.9 mi), 21829 (10 mi) and 21850 (11.4 mi).
Is 21841 a PO Box ZIP code?
21841 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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