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21023

ZIP 21023 is Butler, Maryland, in Baltimore County; area codes 410, 443 and 667; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Baltimore
Population
66
Coordinates
39.5232, -76.7402
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Where 21023 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21023
  • 🔢 Type 21023 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZOIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 21023 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001000011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21022 (Brooklandville, MD, 9 mi away) and 21027 (Chase, MD, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21023 becomes 32012, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01223, 02123, 02132, 03221, 12023, 12032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32102 in Astor, FL, 767 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,159 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21023 and you would come out at 39.52°S, 103.26°E — 878 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 21023 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 518 football fields.
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People and housing

Population66This ZIP66
Households30This ZIP30
Housing units30This ZIP30
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$84,474This ZIP$84,474Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$881,600This ZIP$881,600Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Population density61.7 / sq miThis ZIP61.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$1,333,000This ZIP$1,333,000

Land area

Land area1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 21023

ZIPCityDistance
21030 Cockeysville, MD 2.3 mi
21020 Boring, MD 3.4 mi
21152 Sparks Glencoe, MD 3.6 mi
21071 Glyndon, MD 4.6 mi
21155 Upperco, MD 4.9 mi
21031 Hunt Valley, MD 5.0 mi
21065 Hunt Valley, MD 5.2 mi
21117 Owings Mills, MD 6.9 mi
21153 Stevenson, MD 7.6 mi
21093 Lutherville Timonium, MD 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21023?

21023 is in Butler, Maryland, in Baltimore County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5232, -76.7402.

What county is 21023 in?

21023 lies in Baltimore County.

What area code is 21023?

Butler uses area codes 410, 443 and 667, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 21023 in?

21023 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21023?

About 66 people live in ZIP code 21023, in 30 households, at 61.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 21023?

$84,474 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21023?

The closest are 21030 (2.3 mi), 21020 (3.4 mi), 21152 (3.6 mi), 21071 (4.6 mi) and 21155 (4.9 mi).

Is 21023 a PO Box ZIP code?

21023 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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