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ZIP Codes Starting with
43 ZIP codes start with 218, sorted at the Eastern Shore, MD (SCF 216) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Maryland: 37 residential ZIP codes across 4 counties and 6 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 218 mean?
The first digit, 2, is one of ten national areas (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia). The first three, 218, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 218 to the Eastern Shore, MD (SCF 216) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 218 ZIP codes are Salisbury, Berlin, Ocean City, Princess Anne, Delmar and Pocomoke City.
The same facility sorts 2 prefixes, 105 ZIP codes in all: 216, 218.
Where are the 218 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 218
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21801 | Salisbury | Wicomico County | 30,088 | 750 | $71k | $328k |
| 21802 | Salisbury | Wicomico County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 21803 | Salisbury | Wicomico County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 21804 | Salisbury | Wicomico County | 40,430 | 589 | $73k | $244k |
| 21810 | Allen | Wicomico County | 55 | 116 | – | – |
| 21811 | Berlin | Worcester County | 24,377 | 240 | $90k | $389k |
| 21813 | Bishopville | Worcester County | 2,999 | 109 | $122k | $628k |
| 21814 | Bivalve | Wicomico County | 217 | 61 | – | – |
| 21817 | Crisfield | Somerset County | 4,417 | 305 | $56k | $161k |
| 21821 | Deal Island | Somerset County | 797 | 54 | $60k | $188k |
| 21822 | Eden | Wicomico County | 2,926 | 76 | $85k | $278k |
| 21824 | Ewell | Somerset County | 264 | 116 | $90k | $109k |
| 21826 | Fruitland | Wicomico County | 5,451 | 1,349 | $65k | $223k |
| 21829 | Girdletree | Worcester County | 396 | 24 | $71k | $271k |
| 21830 | Hebron | Wicomico County | 5,200 | 158 | $113k | $282k |
| 21835 | Linkwood | Dorchester County | 312 | 29 | $47k | $51k |
| 21836 | Manokin | Somerset County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 21837 | Mardela Springs | Wicomico County | 2,891 | 66 | $63k | $227k |
| 21838 | Marion Station | Somerset County | 1,873 | 34 | $88k | $202k |
| 21840 | Nanticoke | Wicomico County | 576 | 109 | – | <$10k |
| 21841 | Newark | Worcester County | 793 | 28 | – | $343k |
| 21842 | Ocean City | Worcester County | 11,226 | 1,226 | $80k | $448k |
| 21843 | Ocean City | Worcester County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 21849 | Parsonsburg | Wicomico County | 3,388 | 92 | $71k | $249k |
| 21850 | Pittsville | Wicomico County | 3,850 | 137 | $80k | $235k |
| 21851 | Pocomoke City | Worcester County | 7,297 | 70 | $53k | $207k |
| 21852 | Powellville | Wicomico County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 21853 | Princess Anne | Somerset County | 10,537 | 92 | $70k | $208k |
| 21856 | Quantico | Wicomico County | 1,037 | 31 | $88k | $381k |
| 21857 | Rehobeth | Somerset County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 21861 | Sharptown | Wicomico County | 920 | 353 | $86k | $192k |
| 21862 | Showell | Worcester County | 30 | 29 | – | – |
| 21863 | Snow Hill | Worcester County | 5,281 | 43 | $62k | $264k |
| 21864 | Stockton | Worcester County | 606 | 27 | $83k | $164k |
| 21865 | Tyaskin | Wicomico County | 320 | 17 | $83k | $191k |
| 21866 | Tylerton | Somerset County | 81 | 659 | $95k | $178k |
| 21867 | Upper Fairmount | Somerset County | 60 | 255 | – | – |
| 21869 | Vienna | Dorchester County | 827 | 10 | $62k | $232k |
| 21871 | Westover | Somerset County | 1,764 | 26 | $51k | $186k |
| 21872 | Whaleyville | Worcester County | 661 | 40 | $118k | $433k |
| 21874 | Willards | Wicomico County | 1,693 | 60 | $78k | $237k |
| 21875 | Delmar | Wicomico County | 7,646 | 314 | $84k | $235k |
| 21890 | Westover | Somerset County | 3,289 | 9,370 | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.