Abstract. States in 21Na between 5.5 and 6.2 MeV have been investigated by means of the Z~176 2~ p')Z~ and 2~176 reactions. The gas target is Ne in naturally occurring abundances or enriched to 99.9 % in ZONe. No new levels were seen but a new value of the spin of the 5.814 MeV state is given: J~=7/2 -. The J~=(5/2, 7/2) assignment of the 6.076 MeV level is confirmed.