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Where 21862 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 21862 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgBIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 21,862 = 2 × 17 × 643. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101010101100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21861 (Sharptown, MD, 29 mi away) and 21863 (Snow Hill, MD, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 21862 becomes 26812 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mathias, WV, 201 miles away.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12862, 16228, 16822, 18622, 21286, 21628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81226 in Florence, CO, 1,611 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
- 🎯1,253 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21862 and you would come out at 38.40°S, 104.79°E — 767 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
- 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 21862 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 508 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 30This ZIP30 |
|---|---|
| Households | 15This ZIP15 |
| Housing units | 15This ZIP15 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 28.6 / sq miThis ZIP28.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 66This ZIP66 |
| Annual payroll | $3,623,000This ZIP$3,623,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.05 sq miThis ZIP1.05 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 21862
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
21813 | Bishopville, MD | 2.6 mi |
21872 | Whaleyville, MD | 4.9 mi |
21811 | Berlin, MD | 5.2 mi |
19975 | Selbyville, DE | 5.5 mi |
19945 | Frankford, DE | 7.1 mi |
21842 | Ocean City, MD | 7.3 mi |
21874 | Willards, MD | 7.5 mi |
21843 | Ocean City, MD | 8.1 mi |
21852 | Powellville, MD | 10.0 mi |
21850 | Pittsville, MD | 10.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 21862?
21862 is in Showell, Maryland, in Worcester County, part of the Ocean Pines, MD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3958, -75.2129.
What county is 21862 in?
21862 lies in Worcester County.
What area code is 21862?
Showell uses area codes 667, 410 and 443, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 21862 in?
21862 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 21862?
About 30 people live in ZIP code 21862, in 15 households, at 28.6 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 21862?
The closest are 21813 (2.6 mi), 21872 (4.9 mi), 21811 (5.2 mi), 19975 (5.5 mi) and 19945 (7.1 mi).
Is 21862 a PO Box ZIP code?
21862 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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