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21901

ZIP 21901 is North East, Maryland, in Cecil County; area codes 443, 667 and 410; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cecil
Population
19,514
Coordinates
39.5831, -75.9668
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Where 21901 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21901
  • 🔢 Type 21901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,901 = 11 × 11 × 181. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21890 (Westover, MD, 99 mi away) and 21902 (Perry Point, MD, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21901 becomes 10912 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bellvale, NY, 144 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01129, 01921, 02119, 02191, 02911, 09112, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09112 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,037 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,199 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21901 and you would come out at 39.58°S, 104.03°E — 846 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 48.5 square miles of land, 21901 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,514This ZIP19,514
Households7,510This ZIP7,510
Housing units8,206This ZIP8,206
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$113,719This ZIP$113,719Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$367,400This ZIP$367,400Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,465This ZIP$1,465Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%This ZIP36.3%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density402.0 / sq miThis ZIP402.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments321This ZIP321
Employees6,453This ZIP6,453
Annual payroll$293,436,000This ZIP$293,436,000
Tax returns filed8,990This ZIP8,990
Total adjusted gross income$725,498,000This ZIP$725,498,000

Land area

Land area48.55 sq miThis ZIP48.55 sq mi
Water area3.45 sq miThis ZIP3.45 sq mi

Other place names in 21901

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

ZIP codes near 21901

ZIPCityDistance
21914 Charlestown, MD 1.1 mi
21903 Perryville, MD 4.2 mi
21902 Perry Point, MD 5.6 mi
21904 Port Deposit, MD 5.8 mi
21921 Elkton, MD 6.5 mi
21916 Childs, MD 6.7 mi
21922 Elkton, MD 7.3 mi
21920 Elk Mills, MD 8.4 mi
21911 Rising Sun, MD 8.5 mi
21915 Chesapeake City, MD 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21901?

21901 is in North East, Maryland, in Cecil County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5831, -75.9668.

What county is 21901 in?

21901 lies in Cecil County.

What area code is 21901?

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

What time zone is 21901 in?

21901 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21901?

About 19,514 people live in ZIP code 21901, in 7,510 households, at 402.0 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 21901?

$113,719 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21901?

The closest are 21914 (1.1 mi), 21903 (4.2 mi), 21902 (5.6 mi), 21904 (5.8 mi) and 21921 (6.5 mi).

Is 21901 a PO Box ZIP code?

21901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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