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21076

ZIP 21076 is Hanover, Maryland, mostly in Anne Arundel County; area codes 410, 443 and 667; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anne Arundel +1 more
Population
24,268
Coordinates
39.1714, -76.7233
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Where 21076 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21076
  • 🔢 Type 21076 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLOIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,076 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 479. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21075 (Elkridge, MD, 3 mi away) and 21077 (Harmans, MD, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21076 becomes 67012 — and that is a real ZIP code: Beaumont, KS, 1,077 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01267, 02176, 02671, 02761, 06127, 06712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76102 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,231 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,163 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21076 and you would come out at 39.17°S, 103.28°E — 864 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 13.1 square miles of land, 21076 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,268This ZIP24,268
Households9,785This ZIP9,785
Housing units10,090This ZIP10,090
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$146,869This ZIP$146,869Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$513,300This ZIP$513,300Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,428This ZIP$2,428Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.5%This ZIP57.5%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density1,846.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,846.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,028This ZIP1,028
Employees33,304This ZIP33,304
Annual payroll$2,645,726,000This ZIP$2,645,726,000
Tax returns filed13,120This ZIP13,120
Total adjusted gross income$1,442,560,000This ZIP$1,442,560,000

Land area

Land area13.14 sq miThis ZIP13.14 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 21076 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Anne Arundel County 89.7%
Howard County 10.3%

Other place names in 21076

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

ZIP codes near 21076

ZIPCityDistance
21077 Harmans, MD 1.6 mi
21075 Elkridge, MD 2.6 mi
21240 Baltimore, MD 2.8 mi
20794 Jessup, MD 4.1 mi
21090 Linthicum Heights, MD 4.1 mi
21144 Severn, MD 4.3 mi
20701 Annapolis Junction, MD 4.4 mi
21061 Glen Burnie, MD 4.9 mi
20755 Fort George G Meade, MD 5.2 mi
21227 Halethorpe, MD 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21076?

21076 is in Hanover, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1714, -76.7233.

What county is 21076 in?

21076 spans 2 counties: Anne Arundel County and Howard County. Most of it falls in Anne Arundel County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 21076?

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

What time zone is 21076 in?

21076 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21076?

About 24,268 people live in ZIP code 21076, in 9,785 households, at 1,846.5 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 21076?

$146,869 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21076?

The closest are 21077 (1.6 mi), 21075 (2.6 mi), 21240 (2.8 mi), 20794 (4.1 mi) and 21090 (4.1 mi).

Is 21076 a PO Box ZIP code?

21076 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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