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21060

ZIP 21060 is in Glen Burnie, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County; area codes 410, 443 and 667; Eastern time. Glen Burnie has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 21061 and 21062.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anne Arundel
Population
39,730
Coordinates
39.1736, -76.5776
☼ Live from 21060 — Glen Burnie, MD

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Where 21060 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21060
  • 🔢 Type 21060 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgOIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,060 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 13. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001001000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21057 (Glen Arm, MD, 19 mi away) and 21061 (Glen Burnie, MD, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21060 becomes 06012, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00612, 01026, 01062, 01260, 01602, 02061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00612 in Arecibo, PR, 1,551 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,171 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21060 and you would come out at 39.17°S, 103.42°E — 858 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 13.0 square miles of land, 21060 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,730This ZIP39,730
Households15,994This ZIP15,994
Housing units16,350This ZIP16,350
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$104,715This ZIP$104,715Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$377,100This ZIP$377,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,597This ZIP$1,597Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.4%This ZIP33.4%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density3,061.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,061.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments466This ZIP466
Employees7,818This ZIP7,818
Annual payroll$466,575,000This ZIP$466,575,000
Tax returns filed20,240This ZIP20,240
Total adjusted gross income$1,484,102,000This ZIP$1,484,102,000

Land area

Land area12.98 sq miThis ZIP12.98 sq mi
Water area1.39 sq miThis ZIP1.39 sq mi

Other place names in 21060

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ZIP codes near 21060

ZIPCityDistance
21226 Curtis Bay, MD 2.6 mi
21061 Glen Burnie, MD 3.0 mi
21225 Brooklyn, MD 4.2 mi
21240 Baltimore, MD 5.0 mi
21090 Linthicum Heights, MD 5.3 mi
21108 Millersville, MD 6.2 mi
21122 Pasadena, MD 6.3 mi
21144 Severn, MD 6.5 mi
21146 Severna Park, MD 6.6 mi
21077 Harmans, MD 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21060?

21060 is in Glen Burnie, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1736, -76.5776.

What county is 21060 in?

21060 lies in Anne Arundel County.

What area code is 21060?

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

What time zone is 21060 in?

21060 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21060?

About 39,730 people live in ZIP code 21060, in 15,994 households, at 3,061.3 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 21060?

$104,715 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21060?

The closest are 21226 (2.6 mi), 21061 (3 mi), 21225 (4.2 mi), 21240 (5 mi) and 21090 (5.3 mi).

Is 21060 a PO Box ZIP code?

21060 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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