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21155

ZIP 21155 is Upperco, Maryland, mostly in Baltimore County; area codes 443, 667 and 410; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Baltimore +1 more
Population
3,313
Coordinates
39.5736, -76.8061
☼ Live from 21155 — Upperco, MD

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Where 21155 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21155
  • 🔢 Type 21155 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSIIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,155 = 5 × 4231. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001010100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21154 (Street, MD, 24 mi away) and 21156 (Upper Falls, MD, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21155 becomes 55112 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Paul, MN, 917 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11552, 12155, 12515, 12551, 15215, 15251, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51521 in Avoca, IA, 981 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,155 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21155 and you would come out at 39.57°S, 103.19°E — 883 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 22.1 square miles of land, 21155 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,313This ZIP3,313
Households1,032This ZIP1,032
Housing units1,229This ZIP1,229
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$123,158This ZIP$123,158Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$479,500This ZIP$479,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,513This ZIP$1,513Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.5%This ZIP43.5%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density149.7 / sq miThis ZIP149.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees379This ZIP379
Annual payroll$16,147,000This ZIP$16,147,000
Tax returns filed1,300This ZIP1,300
Total adjusted gross income$176,413,000This ZIP$176,413,000

Land area

Land area22.13 sq miThis ZIP22.13 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 21155 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Baltimore County 89.1%
Carroll County 10.9%

ZIP codes near 21155

ZIPCityDistance
21020 Boring, MD 3.6 mi
21074 Hampstead, MD 3.8 mi
21023 Butler, MD 4.9 mi
21071 Glyndon, MD 6.2 mi
21152 Sparks Glencoe, MD 6.5 mi
21030 Cockeysville, MD 7.0 mi
21048 Finksburg, MD 8.1 mi
21102 Manchester, MD 8.5 mi
21120 Parkton, MD 8.6 mi
21136 Reisterstown, MD 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21155?

21155 is in Upperco, Maryland, in Baltimore County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5736, -76.8061.

What county is 21155 in?

21155 spans 2 counties: Baltimore County and Carroll County. Most of it falls in Baltimore 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 21155?

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

What time zone is 21155 in?

21155 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21155?

About 3,313 people live in ZIP code 21155, in 1,032 households, at 149.7 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 21155?

$123,158 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21155?

The closest are 21020 (3.6 mi), 21074 (3.8 mi), 21023 (4.9 mi), 21071 (6.2 mi) and 21152 (6.5 mi).

Is 21155 a PO Box ZIP code?

21155 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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