Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 21842: White Marlin Marina (A), Sunset Marina (B), Sunset Business Park (C), Route 611 Business Center (D), Ocean City Wastewater Treatment Plant (E), Fishermans Marina (F), Bahia Marina (G), Advanced Marina (H), Worcester County Fire Department Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company Headquarters (I), Town of Ocean City Public Safety Building (J), Ocean City District Courthouse (K), Ocean City Branch Library (L), Ocean City City Hall (M), Ocean City Police Department Boardwalk Substation (N), Ocean City Police Department (O), Worcester County Fire Department Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company Station 4 (P), Worcester County Fire Department Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company Station 5 (Q), Worcester County Fire Department Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company Station 3 (R), Worcester County Fire Department Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company Station 2 (S), Ocean City Fire Marshal's Office (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Gold Coast Mall Shopping Center (1), Ocean City Square Shopping Center (2), Midway Shopping Center (3), Montego Bay Shopping Center (4), Ocean Plaza Mall Shopping Center (5), Village Shopping Center (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 21842 include: Saint Andrews Catholic Church (A), Saint George Greek Orthodox Church (B), Saint Lukes Catholic Church (C), Atlantic United Methodist Church (D), First Presbyterian Church (E), Holy Savior Catholic Church (F), Ocean City Baptist Church (G), Saint Marys Star of the Sea Catholic Church (H), Saint Pauls-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 21842 include: Sixtyfirst Street Park (1), Northside Park (2), Jolly Roger Amusement Park (3), Gorman Avenue Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Ocean City Chamber of Commerce (12741 Ocean Gateway) (1), Event Planning (14 36th Street) (2), Captain Howard Cleaver (Tours & Charters; 307 Dorchester St) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 396
2000 to 2004: 2,188
1990 to 1999: 1,798
1980 to 1989: 7,380
1970 to 1979: 6,768
1960 to 1969: 1,388
1950 to 1959: 546
1940 to 1949: 915
1939 or earlier: 1,315
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 21842:
Less than $10,000: 49
$15,000 to $19,999: 55
$20,000 to $24,999: 42
$30,000 to $34,999: 105
$35,000 to $39,999: 40
$70,000 to $79,999: 61
$80,000 to $89,999: 50
$90,000 to $99,999: 30
$100,000 to $124,999: 77
$125,000 to $149,999: 86
$150,000 to $174,999: 174
$175,000 to $199,999: 223
$200,000 to $249,999: 394
$250,000 to $299,999: 545
$300,000 to $399,999: 669
$400,000 to $499,999: 432
$500,000 to $749,999: 544
$750,000 to $999,999: 202
$1,000,000 or more: 172
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 21842:
$100 to $149: 75
$350 to $399: 31
$450 to $499: 45
$500 to $549: 50
$550 to $599: 75
$600 to $649: 148
$650 to $699: 47
$700 to $749: 350
$750 to $799: 117
$800 to $899: 83
$900 to $999: 166
$1,000 to $1,249: 103
$1,500 to $1,999: 122
$2,000 or more: 4
No cash rent: 146
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $1,795,483.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $453,413
Some other race householders: $274,009
Two or more races householders: $793,184
Hispanic or Latino householders: $659,352
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $393,131
21842:
$393,131
Maryland:
$321,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $267,917 - $623,794
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $356,441
Here:
$356,441
State:
$430,896
Townhouses or other attached units: $425,205
Here:
$425,205
State:
$254,574
In 2-unit structures: $837,500
Here:
$837,500
State:
$231,238
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $565,417
Here:
$565,417
State:
$274,090
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $430,733
Here:
$430,733
State:
$329,801
Mobile homes: $220,244
Here:
$220,244
State:
$83,233
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,842
One, attached: 1,111
Two: 608
3 or 4: 1,194
5 to 9: 2,086
10 to 19: 4,540
20 to 49: 7,434
50 or more: 10,398
Mobile homes: 2,379
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,962 (79%)
Carpooled: 356 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 90 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 251 (7%)
Railroad: 147 (4%)
Motorcycle: 19 (1%)
Bicycle: 21 (1%)
Walked: 172 (5%)
Other means: 217 (6%)
Worked at home: 252 (7%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 406
5 to 9 minutes: 554
10 to 14 minutes: 463
15 to 19 minutes: 618
20 to 24 minutes: 465
25 to 29 minutes: 95
30 to 34 minutes: 228
35 to 39 minutes: 79
40 to 44 minutes: 288
45 to 59 minutes: 247
60 to 89 minutes: 122
90 or more minutes: 111
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,267
In family households: 7,290 (2,112 male householders, 592 female householders)
2,222 spouses, 1,822 children (1,728 natural, 34 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 150 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 99 other relatives, 157 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,977 (1,199 male householders (860 living alone)), 1,117 female householders (901 living alone)), 661 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,615 2-persons, 349 3-persons, 220 4-persons, 179 5-persons, 181 6-persons, 121 7-or-more-persons
1,046 married couples with children.
358 single-parent households (177 men, 181 women).
89.6% of residents of 21842 zip code speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% very well, 71% well).
8.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% very well, 23% well, 24% not well).
11.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% very well, 57% well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (74% very well, 26% well).
Foreign born population: 472 (6.5%) (38.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.5%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (17%)
Other Eastern Europe (14%)
Nigeria (5%)
Israel (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
India (4%)
Egypt (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 224
1990 to 1999: 25
1980 to 1989: 166
Before 1980: 265
Races in zip code 21842:
White population: 8,101 Black population: 37 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 68 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 147 Hispanic or Latino population: 295
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
OCEAN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (12828 CENTER DRIVE in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-231001 Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
OCEAN CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (6405 SEABAY DRIVE in OCEAN CITY, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES MAJOR, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, SEWAGE SLUDGE UTILIZATION CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: OTHER NONHAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL. Alternative names: MAYOR AND CITY CO.OCEAN_CITY, OCEAN CITY WASTE TREAT PL, WOR, OCEAN CITY WWTP, TOWN OF OCEAN CITY
7-ELEVEN #23819 (11911 COASTAL HIGHWAY in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) 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: GROCERY STORES Organizations: THE SOUTHLAND CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: 7 ELEVEN 23819, 7-11 STORE - 11911 COASTAL HIGHWAY
ADVANCED MARINA (122 66 TH STREET in OCEAN CITY, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: MARINAS Alternative names: ADVANCED MARINA/ MARK WENZLAFF
7 11 STORE 13900 COASTAL HIGHWAY (13900 COASTAL HIGHWAY in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES
QUALITY INN (17TH STREET & BOARDWALK in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: EATING PLACES
7-ELEVEN #23366 (5809 COASTAL HIGHWAY in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES Alternative names: 7-11 STORE - 5809 COASTAL HIGHWAY
BEACH PIT, THE (ROUTE 50 & ROUTE 611 in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: EATING PLACES
PHILLIPS SEAFOOD 1401 COASTAL (1401 COASTAL HIGHWAY in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: EATING PLACES Alternative names: PHILLIP S SEAFOOD - 1401 COASTAL
ATLANTIC CONTRACTING KEYSER POINT (10104 KEYSER POINT ROAD in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
BAHIA MARINA, INCORPORATED (2107 HERRING WAY in OCEAN CITY, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: MARINAS
BAYSIDE JET DRIVE,LLC. (106 52ND STREET in OCEAN CITY, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: MARINAS
PLANET WINGS (817 ATLANTIC AVENUE in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: EATING PLACES
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 21842:
Harrison Hall Hotel, 1409 Boardwalk, Ocean City, MD 21842 , Phone: (410) 289-6222
Best Western Flagship Oceanfront, 2600 Baltimore Ave, Ocean City, MD 21842 , Phone: (410) 289-3384, Fax: (410) 289-1743
Quality Inn Oceanfront, 5400 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD 21842 , Phone: (410) 524-7200, Fax: (410) 723-0018
Albright's Assoc Albright Motel, # 3 N 1ST St, Ocean City, MD 21842 , Phone: (410) 289-9205
Beachmark Motel, 73RD St & Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD 21842 , Phone: (800) 638-1600
Coastal Inn, 2601 Philadelphia Ave, Ocean City, MD 21842 , Phone: (410) 289-7722
Coconut Malorie Hotel, 201 60TH St In The Bay, Ocean City, MD 21842 , Phone: (410) 723-6100, Fax: (410) 524-9327
Ramada Limited Convention Center, 4201 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD 21842 , Phone: (800) 288-6488, Fax: (410) 289-1617
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (75%)
Utility gas (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
No fuel used (2%)
Population in 1990: 6,914. Population change in the 1990s: +3,233 (+46.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,525
Northeast: 2,219
Midwest: 350
South: 1,599
West: 86
49% of the 21842 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 273
Here:
22.8%
Maryland:
14.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 96
Here:
26.3%
Maryland:
13.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39
Here:
10.7%
Maryland:
21.4%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (OCEAN CITY, MD):
CHERY INDUSTRIES, INC (12818 WHISPER TRACE DR; small business)
$43,919 with Army for ADP Support Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
PRINCESS BAYSIDE MANAGEMENT CO (4801 COASTAL HWY; small business)
$31,103 with Army for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Other Residential Buildings. Signed on 2000-07-10. Completion date: 2000-06-06.
ARMSTRONG CONSULTING (#203 SEA PALMS, 14 - 45TH; small business) : $28,393 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$9,606 with Air Force for Other Energy -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-05-26. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$9,401, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-03. Completion date: 2004-08-02.
$9,386, same as above.Signed on 2004-08-05. Completion date: 2004-10-29.
STOWAWAY GRAND HOTEL (2100 BALTIMORE AVE; small business)
$3,500 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-10-31. Completion date: 2003-11-02.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
