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21202

ZIP 21202 is in Baltimore, Maryland, in Baltimore City; area codes 410, 443 and 667; Eastern time. Baltimore has 42 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
20,683
Coordinates
39.2974, -76.6077
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Where 21202 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21202
  • 🔢 Type 21202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,202 = 2 × 10601. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21201 (Baltimore, MD, 1 mi away) and 21203 (Baltimore, MD, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21202 becomes 20212 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 35 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01222, 02122, 02212, 12022, 12202, 12220, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02212 in Boston, MA, 359 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,168 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21202 and you would come out at 39.30°S, 103.39°E — 863 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 21202 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,683This ZIP20,683
Households10,861This ZIP10,861
Housing units12,703This ZIP12,703
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$59,377This ZIP$59,377Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$271,800This ZIP$271,800Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,515This ZIP$1,515Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.0%This ZIP45.0%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density12,798.9 / sq miThis ZIP12,798.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,483This ZIP1,483
Employees40,356This ZIP40,356
Annual payroll$4,720,363,000This ZIP$4,720,363,000
Tax returns filed9,220This ZIP9,220
Total adjusted gross income$757,600,000This ZIP$757,600,000

Land area

Land area1.62 sq miThis ZIP1.62 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 21202

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

ZIP codes near 21202

ZIPCityDistance
21233 Baltimore, MD 0.4 mi
21201 Baltimore, MD 0.8 mi
21290 Baltimore, MD 0.9 mi
21231 Baltimore, MD 1.0 mi
21287 Baltimore, MD 1.0 mi
21203 Baltimore, MD 1.1 mi
21235 Baltimore, MD 1.1 mi
21241 Baltimore, MD 1.1 mi
21263 Baltimore, MD 1.1 mi
21264 Baltimore, MD 1.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21202?

21202 is in Baltimore, Maryland, in Baltimore city, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2974, -76.6077.

What county is 21202 in?

21202 lies in Baltimore city.

What area code is 21202?

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

What time zone is 21202 in?

21202 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21202?

About 20,683 people live in ZIP code 21202, in 10,861 households, at 12,798.9 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 21202?

$59,377 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21202?

The closest are 21233 (0.4 mi), 21201 (0.8 mi), 21290 (0.9 mi), 21231 (1 mi) and 21287 (1 mi).

Is 21202 a PO Box ZIP code?

21202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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