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21054

ZIP 21054 is Gambrills, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County; area codes 667, 410 and 443; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anne Arundel
Population
16,386
Coordinates
39.0556, -76.6905
☼ Live from 21054 — Gambrills, MD

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Where 21054 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21054
  • 🔢 Type 21054 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSOIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,054 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 11 × 29. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001000111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21053 (Freeland, MD, 44 mi away) and 21056 (Gibson Island, MD, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21054 becomes 45012 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hamilton, OH, 423 miles away.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01245, 01254, 01452, 01524, 01542, 02145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51240 in Inwood, IA, 1,066 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,166 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21054 and you would come out at 39.06°S, 103.31°E — 859 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 15.9 square miles of land, 21054 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,386This ZIP16,386
Households5,497This ZIP5,497
Housing units5,534This ZIP5,534
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$163,825This ZIP$163,825Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$611,000This ZIP$611,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,444This ZIP$2,444Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.2%This ZIP61.2%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density1,029.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,029.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments529This ZIP529
Employees8,593This ZIP8,593
Annual payroll$394,915,000This ZIP$394,915,000
Tax returns filed6,980This ZIP6,980
Total adjusted gross income$973,863,000This ZIP$973,863,000

Land area

Land area15.91 sq miThis ZIP15.91 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 21054

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 21054

ZIPCityDistance
21113 Odenton, MD 1.3 mi
21114 Crofton, MD 3.2 mi
20755 Fort George G Meade, MD 4.2 mi
21108 Millersville, MD 4.4 mi
21144 Severn, MD 4.5 mi
21032 Crownsville, MD 5.0 mi
20715 Bowie, MD 5.4 mi
20724 Laurel, MD 5.6 mi
20720 Bowie, MD 6.4 mi
21077 Harmans, MD 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21054?

21054 is in Gambrills, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0556, -76.6905.

What county is 21054 in?

21054 lies in Anne Arundel County.

What area code is 21054?

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

What time zone is 21054 in?

21054 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21054?

About 16,386 people live in ZIP code 21054, in 5,497 households, at 1,029.7 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 21054?

$163,825 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21054?

The closest are 21113 (1.3 mi), 21114 (3.2 mi), 20755 (4.2 mi), 21108 (4.4 mi) and 21144 (4.5 mi).

Is 21054 a PO Box ZIP code?

21054 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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