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21869

ZIP 21869 is Vienna, Maryland, in Dorchester County; area codes 667, 410 and 443; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dorchester
Metro area
Cambridge, MD
Population
827
Coordinates
38.3868, -75.9160
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Where 21869 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21869
  • 🔢 Type 21869 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgBIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,869 = 19 × 1151. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010101101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21867 (Upper Fairmount, MD, 20 mi away) and 21871 (Westover, MD, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21869 becomes 96812 — and that is a real ZIP code: Honolulu, HI, 4,895 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12986, 16829, 16928, 18629, 18962, 28169, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96218 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,073 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,216 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21869 and you would come out at 38.39°S, 104.08°E — 799 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 86.9 square miles of land, 21869 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population827This ZIP827
Households308This ZIP308
Housing units421This ZIP421
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$62,045This ZIP$62,045Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$232,300This ZIP$232,300Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,596This ZIP$1,596Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%This ZIP11.8%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density9.5 / sq miThis ZIP9.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees116This ZIP116
Annual payroll$7,105,000This ZIP$7,105,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$24,327,000This ZIP$24,327,000

Land area

Land area86.94 sq miThis ZIP86.94 sq mi
Water area13.10 sq miThis ZIP13.10 sq mi

Other place names in 21869

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ZIP codes near 21869

ZIPCityDistance
21814 Bivalve, MD 6.5 mi
21856 Quantico, MD 7.6 mi
21865 Tyaskin, MD 8.7 mi
21626 Crapo, MD 8.8 mi
21837 Mardela Springs, MD 9.4 mi
21840 Nanticoke, MD 9.6 mi
21830 Hebron, MD 9.8 mi
21835 Linkwood, MD 10.2 mi
21672 Toddville, MD 10.9 mi
21675 Wingate, MD 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21869?

21869 is in Vienna, Maryland, in Dorchester County, part of the Cambridge, MD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3868, -75.9160.

What county is 21869 in?

21869 lies in Dorchester County.

What area code is 21869?

Vienna uses area codes 667, 410 and 443, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 21869 in?

21869 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21869?

About 827 people live in ZIP code 21869, in 308 households, at 9.5 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 21869?

$62,045 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21869?

The closest are 21814 (6.5 mi), 21856 (7.6 mi), 21865 (8.7 mi), 21626 (8.8 mi) and 21837 (9.4 mi).

Is 21869 a PO Box ZIP code?

21869 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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