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Hagerstown, MD 21742
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Northern, MD 21742

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The 21742 ZIP Code is centered1 in Washington County at latitude 39.657 and longitude -77.71 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Washington County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 21742 was 25,053 with 10,541 housing units; a land area land area of 48.92 sq. miles; a water area of 0.02 sq. miles; and a population density of 512.12 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Fountain Head, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Hagerstown, MD (1.4 miles SSW)
Wood Point, MD (1.4 miles W)
Fiddlesburg, MD (1.4 miles E)
Security, MD (1.4 miles ESE)
Paramount, MD (1.9 miles NNE)
Bridgeport, MD (1.9 miles ESE)
Long Meadow, MD (1.9 miles N)
Orchard Hills, MD (2.4 miles NNW)
Bostetter, MD (2.4 miles WNW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Terrace Hills, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Potomac Heights, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Potomac Manor, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Hamilton Park, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Hyde Park, MD (1.4 miles NW)
Woodlands, MD (1.4 miles NW)
Fountain Head Heights, MD (1.4 miles N)
Fairgreen Acres, MD (1.4 miles N)
Carroll Heights, MD (1.4 miles WNW)
Forest Hills, MD (1.9 miles NNW)

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1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.