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21627 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 21627 covers Crocheron, Maryland.

Median age
70.331.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 21627 is

Crocheron, Maryland — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median age70.3
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person$50,204
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median year built2001
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 94.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90.9 out of 100
Community resilience95.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Coastal flooding99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide43Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail42.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Maryland and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMarylandUnited States
Median household income$101,652$78,538
Income per person$50,204$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate9.3%12.4%
Median home value$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,662$1,348
Homeownership67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%5.2%
Works from home17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US16.3%13.9%
Median age70.339.338.7
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Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPATUXENT RIVER NAS, MD US32.4 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January45.4°F / 29.5°F2.91 in rain, 3.9 in snow
February47.5°F / 30.8°F2.84 in rain, 6 in snow
March55°F / 37.2°F4 in rain, 1.3 in snow
April66°F / 47.1°F3.68 in rain
May74.6°F / 57.3°F3.66 in rain
June83.2°F / 66.2°F4.27 in rain
July87.3°F / 70.9°F4.49 in rain
August85.3°F / 69.4°F4.66 in rain
September79.3°F / 63.2°F4.15 in rain
October69°F / 51.6°F4.03 in rain
November58.2°F / 41.2°F3.07 in rain
December49.6°F / 33.6°F3.54 in rain, 1.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Dorchester County Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

21672 Toddville, MD3.4 km away
21675 Wingate, MD6 km away
21626 Crapo, MD11 km away
21821 Deal Island, MD13.4 km away
21840 Nanticoke, MD13.5 km away
21814 Bivalve, MD15.3 km away
21634 Fishing Creek, MD17.4 km away
21865 Tyaskin, MD18.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Dorchester County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.68 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.2426, -76.0531

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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