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21208

ZIP 21208 is in Pikesville, Maryland, mostly in Baltimore County; area codes 667, 443 and 410; Eastern time. Pikesville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 21282.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Baltimore +1 more
Population
37,276
Coordinates
39.3840, -76.7243
☼ Live from 21208 — Pikesville, MD

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Where 21208 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 21208
  • 🔢 Type 21208 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOZIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,208 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 241. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21207 (Gwynn Oak, MD, 4 mi away) and 21209 (Baltimore, MD, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21208 becomes 80212 — and that is a real ZIP code: Denver, CO, 1,502 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01822, 02128, 02812, 08212, 08221, 10282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81220 in Cimarron, CO, 1,649 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,161 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21208 and you would come out at 39.38°S, 103.28°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 12.6 square miles of land, 21208 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,276This ZIP37,276
Households15,735This ZIP15,735
Housing units16,392This ZIP16,392
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$90,131This ZIP$90,131Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$337,900This ZIP$337,900Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,720This ZIP$1,720Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.3%This ZIP50.3%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density2,968.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,968.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,144This ZIP1,144
Employees15,871This ZIP15,871
Annual payroll$710,907,000This ZIP$710,907,000
Tax returns filed17,300This ZIP17,300
Total adjusted gross income$2,030,169,000This ZIP$2,030,169,000

Land area

Land area12.56 sq miThis ZIP12.56 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 21208 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Baltimore County 98.6%
Baltimore city 1.4%

Other place names in 21208

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

ZIP codes near 21208

ZIPCityDistance
21282 Pikesville, MD 0.7 mi
21153 Stevenson, MD 2.7 mi
21022 Brooklandville, MD 3.0 mi
21209 Baltimore, MD 3.3 mi
21215 Baltimore, MD 3.5 mi
21117 Owings Mills, MD 4.1 mi
21207 Gwynn Oak, MD 4.1 mi
21244 Windsor Mill, MD 4.4 mi
21139 Riderwood, MD 4.4 mi
21133 Randallstown, MD 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21208?

21208 is in Pikesville, Maryland, in Baltimore County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3840, -76.7243.

What county is 21208 in?

21208 spans 2 counties: Baltimore County and Baltimore city. 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 21208?

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

What time zone is 21208 in?

21208 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21208?

About 37,276 people live in ZIP code 21208, in 15,735 households, at 2,968.5 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 21208?

$90,131 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21208?

The closest are 21282 (0.7 mi), 21153 (2.7 mi), 21022 (3 mi), 21209 (3.3 mi) and 21215 (3.5 mi).

Is 21208 a PO Box ZIP code?

21208 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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