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21520 Zip Code (Accident, MD) Detailed Profile




City: Accident, MD (0.80%)
County: Garrett County, MD
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%)

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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.
  • Races in zip code 21520 (2022)
    • 1,97295.9%White
    • 462.2%Black
    • 291.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 70.3%Two or more races
    • 10.05%American Indian
    • 10.05%Asian
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $300,380
21520:

$300,380
Maryland:

$398,100



According to our research of Maryland and other state lists, there were 5 registered sex offenders living in 21520 zip code as of May 24, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 21520 is 435 to 1.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

42.6 years
Maryland median age:

39.7 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.3 people
Maryland:

2.5 people

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)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$65,322
Maryland:

$94,991
Accident, MD (21520) map Nearest zip codes: 21522, 21541, 21531, 15411, 21536, 21561.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

49.6%
Maryland:

45.9%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

2.1%
Maryland:

46.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported

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

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  • 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

    Cemeteries: Saint John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery (1), Hoyes Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Swamps: The Glades (A). Display/hide its location 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

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 232010 to 2019
  • 2212000 to 2009
  • 1371990 to 1999
  • 1391980 to 1989
  • 1071970 to 1979
  • 691960 to 1969
  • 971950 to 1959
  • 91940 to 1949
  • 2191939 or earlier

Zip code 21520 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Accident, MD (21520)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Accident, MD (21520)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 221 bedroom
  • 1192 bedrooms
  • 3633 bedrooms
  • 1394 bedrooms
  • 875+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Accident, MD (21520)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Accident, MD (21520)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 741 bedroom
  • 82 bedrooms
  • 553 bedrooms
  • 24 bedrooms
  • 165+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Accident, MD (21520) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Accident, MD (21520) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 21no vehicle
  • 691 vehicle
  • 4392 vehicles
  • 1313 vehicles
  • 554 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Accident, MD (21520) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Accident, MD (21520) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 61no vehicle
  • 621 vehicle
  • 332 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 21520 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 21520 household income distribution in 2022
  • 20Less than $10,000
  • 45$10,000 to $14,999
  • 27$15,000 to $19,999
  • 32$20,000 to $24,999
  • 9$25,000 to $29,999
  • 64$30,000 to $34,999
  • 17$35,000 to $39,999
  • 23$40,000 to $44,999
  • 42$45,000 to $49,999
  • 138$50,000 to $59,999
  • 69$60,000 to $74,999
  • 133$75,000 to $99,999
  • 67$100,000 to $124,999
  • 49$125,000 to $149,999
  • 64$150,000 to $199,999
  • 80$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21520

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21520
  • 24Less than $10,000
  • 15$10,000 to $14,999
  • 3$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2$70,000 to $79,999
  • 8$80,000 to $89,999
  • 9$90,000 to $99,999
  • 25$100,000 to $124,999
  • 37$125,000 to $149,999
  • 62$150,000 to $174,999
  • 32$175,000 to $199,999
  • 44$200,000 to $249,999
  • 75$250,000 to $299,999
  • 228$300,000 to $399,999
  • 35$400,000 to $499,999
  • 70$500,000 to $749,999
  • 12$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 3$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21520

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21520
  • 4Less than $100
  • 3$150 to $199
  • 53$200 to $249
  • 1$250 to $299
  • 4$400 to $449
  • 24$550 to $599
  • 9$600 to $649
  • 22$800 to $899
  • 17$900 to $999
  • 2$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1$1,250 to $1,499
  • 11$3,500 or more
  • 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $698.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $307,311

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $300,380
21520:

$300,380
Maryland:

$398,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $174,159 - $392,331

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $330,927
Here:

$330,927
State:

$526,819

Townhouses or other attached units: $327,963
Here:

$327,963
State:

$328,305

Mobile homes: $46,275
Here:

$46,275
State:

$89,353
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 21520
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 811
  • One, attached: 38
  • 3 or 4: 9
  • 5 to 9: 5
  • 10 to 19: 2
  • 20 to 49: 74
  • Mobile homes: 84

Unemployment: 1.3%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 21520

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 21520
  • 72.4%731Drove a car alone
  • 7.5%76Carpooled
  • 0.3%3Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.9%9Other means
  • 19.8%200Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21520

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21520
  • 30Less than 5 minutes
  • 1235 to 9 minutes
  • 15510 to 14 minutes
  • 10815 to 19 minutes
  • 18120 to 24 minutes
  • 3725 to 29 minutes
  • 5730 to 34 minutes
  • 735 to 39 minutes
  • 2440 to 44 minutes
  • 5245 to 59 minutes
  • 2860 to 89 minutes
  • 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,056
  • Male householders: 486 (119 living alone), Female householders: 397 (86 living alone)
  • 504 spouses (503 opposite-sex spouses), 18 unmarried partners, (16 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 556 children (481 natural, 71 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 0 foster children, 27 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
  • 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%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 37%Belgium
Most common first ancestries reported in 21520
  • 44%German
  • 7%American
  • 7%European
  • 7%Swiss
  • 4%English
  • 4%French
  • 3%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 02010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 131990 to 1999
  • 11Before 1990

Zip code 21520 topographic map

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)

Zip code 21520 marital status for males
Zip code 21520 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 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.

Year householders moved into unit in Accident, MD (21520)

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%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • 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 contracts from 1999 to 2006
    Contracts for Nuclear Reactors, Circuit Breakers, Valves, Nonpowered, Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered, and more by 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)
  • Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • 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)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

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

    Fire incident distribution by year 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.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 21520 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
    • 14159.7%Structure Fires
    • 4619.5%Outside Fires
    • 2711.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 229.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21520, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21520 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1677.4 years
William1374.9 years
Charles883.6 years
Robert871.0 years
Mary880.1 years
Earl773.6 years
Cora782.0 years
Emma682.5 years
Albert666.7 years
Walter679.4 years
Most common last names in zip code 21520 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Miller1579.7 years
Georg1471.5 years
Glotfelty1377.7 years
Bowser1373.7 years
Beitzel1375.3 years
Brenneman1276.2 years
Opel983.2 years
Glass877.7 years
Friend878.7 years
Smith875.3 years

Businesses in zip code 21520

  • MasterBrand Cabinets: 1
  • True Value: 1

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