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21206

ZIP 21206 is in Baltimore, Maryland, mostly 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
County
Baltimore city +1 more
Population
48,902
Coordinates
39.3384, -76.5389
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Where 21206 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 21206
  • 🔢 Type 21206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,206 = 2 × 23 × 461. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21205 (Baltimore, MD, 3 mi away) and 21207 (Gwynn Oak, MD, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21206 becomes 60212, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01226, 01262, 02126, 12062, 12206, 12260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62201 in East Saint Louis, IL, 731 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% 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 21206 and you would come out at 39.34°S, 103.46°E — 862 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 7.3 square miles of land, 21206 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,902This ZIP48,902
Households20,480This ZIP20,480
Housing units22,067This ZIP22,067
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$64,531This ZIP$64,531Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$216,100This ZIP$216,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,247This ZIP$1,247Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density6,742.3 / sq miThis ZIP6,742.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments453This ZIP453
Employees3,412This ZIP3,412
Annual payroll$131,627,000This ZIP$131,627,000
Tax returns filed22,940This ZIP22,940
Total adjusted gross income$1,129,511,000This ZIP$1,129,511,000

Land area

Land area7.25 sq miThis ZIP7.25 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 21206 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Baltimore city 68.7%
Baltimore County 31.3%

Other place names in 21206

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

ZIP codes near 21206

ZIPCityDistance
21214 Baltimore, MD 1.7 mi
21237 Rosedale, MD 2.3 mi
21251 Baltimore, MD 2.3 mi
21213 Baltimore, MD 2.6 mi
21205 Baltimore, MD 2.8 mi
21239 Baltimore, MD 3.2 mi
21218 Baltimore, MD 3.4 mi
21287 Baltimore, MD 3.8 mi
21234 Parkville, MD 3.8 mi
21224 Baltimore, MD 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21206?

21206 is in Baltimore, Maryland, in Baltimore city, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3384, -76.5389.

What county is 21206 in?

21206 spans 2 counties: Baltimore city and Baltimore County. Most of it falls in Baltimore city, 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 21206?

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

What time zone is 21206 in?

21206 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21206?

About 48,902 people live in ZIP code 21206, in 20,480 households, at 6,742.3 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 21206?

$64,531 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21206?

The closest are 21214 (1.7 mi), 21237 (2.3 mi), 21251 (2.3 mi), 21213 (2.6 mi) and 21205 (2.8 mi).

Is 21206 a PO Box ZIP code?

21206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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