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21162

ZIP 21162 is White Marsh, Maryland, in Baltimore County; area codes 443, 667 and 410; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Baltimore
Population
4,639
Coordinates
39.3901, -76.4056
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Where 21162 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21162
  • 🔢 Type 21162 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgIIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,162 = 2 × 3 × 3527. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21161 (White Hall, MD, 20 mi away) and 21163 (Woodstock, MD, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21162 becomes 26112, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11226, 12261, 16212, 16221, 21216, 21612, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26121 in Mineral Wells, WV, 272 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,178 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21162 and you would come out at 39.39°S, 103.59°E — 858 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 7.1 square miles of land, 21162 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,639This ZIP4,639
Households1,559This ZIP1,559
Housing units1,663This ZIP1,663
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$157,813This ZIP$157,813Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$451,600This ZIP$451,600Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,203This ZIP$1,203Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%This ZIP43.9%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density650.8 / sq miThis ZIP650.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments212This ZIP212
Employees4,425This ZIP4,425
Annual payroll$266,407,000This ZIP$266,407,000
Tax returns filed2,400This ZIP2,400
Total adjusted gross income$233,758,000This ZIP$233,758,000

Land area

Land area7.13 sq miThis ZIP7.13 sq mi
Water area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi

Other place names in 21162

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ZIP codes near 21162

ZIPCityDistance
21128 Perry Hall, MD 2.5 mi
21027 Chase, MD 2.6 mi
21156 Upper Falls, MD 2.7 mi
21220 Middle River, MD 3.3 mi
21087 Kingsville, MD 4.1 mi
21236 Nottingham, MD 4.2 mi
21085 Joppa, MD 4.6 mi
21237 Rosedale, MD 5.8 mi
21010 Gunpowder, MD 6.0 mi
21051 Fork, MD 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21162?

21162 is in White Marsh, Maryland, in Baltimore County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3901, -76.4056.

What county is 21162 in?

21162 lies in Baltimore County.

What area code is 21162?

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

What time zone is 21162 in?

21162 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21162?

About 4,639 people live in ZIP code 21162, in 1,559 households, at 650.8 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 21162?

$157,813 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21162?

The closest are 21128 (2.5 mi), 21027 (2.6 mi), 21156 (2.7 mi), 21220 (3.3 mi) and 21087 (4.1 mi).

Is 21162 a PO Box ZIP code?

21162 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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