Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,056 Zip code population in 2010: 2,074 Zip code population in 2000: 2,048
Houses and condos: 1,028 Renter-occupied apartments: 156
% of renters here:
18%
State:
32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21520: 91.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 61.2 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 34 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.7% ($2,203)
Maryland:
0.9% ($3,777)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,225 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,179 (0.7%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,033
(50.2%)
Females: 1,023
(49.8%)
For population 25 years and over in 21520:
High school or higher: 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.1%
Unemployed: 1.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 21520:
Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 65.3%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 6.6%
Divorced: 6.5%
Zip code 21520 compared to state average:
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21520, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,930 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$66,930
State:
$86,905
Salary/wage: $49,164 (reported on 80.9% of returns)
Here:
$49,164
State:
$73,953
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1316.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3681.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6156.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7990.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11497.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,139 (reported on 43.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,139
Maryland:
$1,528
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.0% for AGIs below $25k, 38.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 131.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 124.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,044 (reported on 19.1% of returns)
Here:
$4,044
State:
$8,028
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.5% for AGIs below $25k, 17.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 534.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,088 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
+$6,088
State:
+$25,238
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.5% for AGIs below $25k, 36.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 118.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 551.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 378.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$13,784 (reported on 20.2% of returns)
Here:
+$13,784
State:
+$11,398
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 189.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 474.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 688.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1147.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,260 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
21520:
$15,260
Maryland:
$20,944
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.5% for AGIs below $25k, 946.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 335.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $32,843 (reported on 7.4% of returns)
Here:
$32,843
State:
$30,672
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 280.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1794.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $11,250 (reported on 6.4% of returns)
Here:
$11,250
State:
$9,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 675.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $8,071 (reported on 7.4% of returns)
21520:
$8,071
State:
$8,475
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 430.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,200
State:
$2,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs below $25k, 62.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%
Here:
96%
State:
90%
(% for various income ranges: 89.7% for AGIs below $25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21520, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,278 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$46,278
State:
$72,703
Salary/wage: $38,974 (reported on 83.9% of returns)
Here:
$38,974
State:
$62,228
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.3% for AGIs below $25k, 74.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $908 (reported on 43.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$908
Maryland:
$1,413
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,806 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,806
State:
$6,933
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,231 (reported on 14.0% of returns)
Here:
+$3,231
State:
+$14,830
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$14,080 (reported on 21.5% of returns)
Here:
+$14,080
State:
+$12,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,525 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
21520:
$11,525
Maryland:
$17,065
Total itemized deductions: $19,626 (23% of AGI, reported on 29.0% of returns)
Here:
$19,626
State:
$27,886
Here:
23.0% of AGI
State:
22.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,720 (reported on 21.5% of returns)
Here:
$4,720
State:
$4,452
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,485 (reported on 29.0% of returns)
21520:
$7,485
State:
$11,690
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,019 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,019
State:
$2,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.1%
Here:
58%
State:
52%
(% for various income ranges: 48.7% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21520, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,780 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$37,780
State:
$60,339
Salary/wage: $32,625 (reported on 82.9% of returns)
Here:
$32,625
State:
$52,211
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.6% for AGIs below $10k, 71.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,055 (reported on 48.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,055
Maryland:
$1,701
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,072 (reported on 21.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,072
State:
$4,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$10,896 (reported on 20.4% of returns)
Here:
+$10,896
State:
+$15,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$14,707 (reported on 20.3% of returns)
Here:
+$14,707
State:
+$12,221
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 7.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,196 (reported on 6.3% of returns)
21520:
$3,196
Maryland:
$2,968
Total itemized deductions: $16,587 (24% of AGI, reported on 28.5% of returns)
Here:
$16,587
State:
$22,960
Here:
23.6% of AGI
State:
23.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,731 (5% of AGI, reported on 24.6% of returns)
Here:
$3,731
State:
$4,031
Here:
5.1% of AGI
State:
3.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,773 (reported on 76.2% of returns)
21520:
$4,773
State:
$10,167
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,688 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,688
State:
$1,700
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.7%
Here:
67%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 60.4% for AGIs below $10k, 67.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 122 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 763
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (25 now married, 15 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 354 (248 now married, 105 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 21520 with a mortgage: 354 (56 second mortgage, 48 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,511 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $522
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
7.5%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
5.5%
Whole state:
4.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.1
State:
7.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 21520: Cove (A), Winding Ridge (B), Bear Creek Fish Rearing Station (C), Accident Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 21520 include: Accident Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Hoyes United Methodist Church (B), Saint Johns English Lutheran Church (C), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (D), Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (E), Glade Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fikes Run (A), Cove Run (B), Stony Brook (C), Little Bear Creek (D), South Branch Bear Creek (E), Rocklick Creek (F), Pleasant Valley Run (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 6 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 341 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 128 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 17 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 205 1-person, 12 2-persons
428 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (13 men, 12 women).
97.1% of residents of 21520 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 27 (1.3%) (3.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.3%
Whole state:
16.7%
37%Belgium
44%German
7%American
7%European
7%Swiss
4%English
4%French
3%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
131990 to 1999
11Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL (86 PRIDE PARKWAY in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: BOARD OF ED OF GARRETT COUNTY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NORTHERN GARRETT HIGH SCHOOL, NORTHERN HIGH & MIDDLE SCHOOL, NORTHERN HIGH EVENING SCHOOL
PHENIX TECHNOLOGIES (116 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, OIL CONTROL STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMERS Business NAICS classification: INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING AND TESTING ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS.
ACCIDENT WWTP (427 SOUTH MAIN STREET in ACCIDENT, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MD0110001 1, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-MD0110001 2, Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: TOWN OF ACCIDENT, TOWN OF ACCIDENT WWTP
AMOCO 312 S MAIN STREET (312 MAIN STREET, SOUTH in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
BEAR CREEK TROUT HATCHERY (956 FISH HATCHERY ROAD in ACCIDENT, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: ANIMAL AQUACULTURE Alternative names: MD. DEPT. FO NATURAL RESOURCES
KEYSERS RIDGE AUTO TRUCK STOP (4008 NATIONAL PIKE in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Alternative names: KEYSER S RIDGE AUTO/TRUCK STOP
MARYLAND MINERALS-SAVAGE (566 HOYES SANG RUN ROAD in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MAJOR Business SIC classification: CUT STONE AND STONE PRODUCTS Alternative names: MD MINERALS INC., MARYLAND MINERALS - SAVAGE QUARRY
MASTER CASTING (621 BRETHEREN CHURCH ROAD in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT Business SIC classification: WOOD PRODUCTS
ACCIDENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (534 ACCIDENT-BITTINGER RD in ACCIDENT, MD)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-110501 Organizations: GARRETT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL (371 PRIDE PKWY in ACCIDENT, MD)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-110511 Organizations: GARRETT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NORTHERN HIGH & MIDDLE SCHOOL (US 219 NORTH in ACCIDENT, MD)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: GARRETT CO. BD OF EDUCATION, NORTHERN MID.& H S WWTP, NORTHERN MID.&HS WWTP
MARYLAND STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (US RTE 40 AND RTE 219 in ACCIDENT, MD)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MARYLAND STATE OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%
35.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
21.7%Electricity
17.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
12.4%Wood
8.2%Coal or coke
4.3%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 1,968. Population change in the 1990s: +80 (+4.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,181
Northeast: 497
Midwest: 50
South: 228
West: 46
68% of the 21520 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.
89% of the 21520 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
Here:
13.0%
Maryland:
15.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38
Here:
67.0%
Maryland:
14.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
Here:
19.8%
Maryland:
20.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
165,221Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
100,408Management occupations
80,223Computer and mathematical occupations
60,787Life, physical, and social science occupations
51,081Transportation occupations
49,788Education, training, and library occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
GREATER MARYLAND TOOL & MFG C (107 S MAIN ST in ACCIDENT, MD; small business) : $1,674,619 in 166 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Nuclear Reactors, Circuit Breakers, Valves, Nonpowered, Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered, and moreby Navy Signed by year:2000: $320,600; 2001: $146,878; 2002: $0; 2003: $117,750; 2004: $56,473; 2005: $723,714; 2006: $254,196.
Biggest contracts:
$320,600 with Navy for Nuclear Reactors. Signed on 2000-05-22. Completion date: 2001-05-22.
$55,008 with Navy for Circuit Breakers. Signed on 1999-11-04. Completion date: 2000-06-01.
$49,500 with Navy for Valves, Nonpowered. Signed on 2003-08-20. Completion date: 2004-02-17.
$45,000 with Navy for Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered. Signed on 2001-12-14. Completion date: 2002-11-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2000:
44 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 14. The highest number of fires - 26 took place in 2004, and the least - 4 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (59.7%), and Outside Fires (19.5%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21520