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21211

ZIP 21211 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
14,969
Coordinates
39.3287, -76.6393
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Where 21211 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21211
  • 🔢 Type 21211 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIZIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 21211 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21210 (Baltimore, MD, 2 mi away) and 21212 (Baltimore, MD, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21211 becomes 11212 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brooklyn, NY, 171 miles away.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11212, 11221, 12121, 12211). The farthest-flung twin is 12121 in Melrose, NY, 289 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,166 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21211 and you would come out at 39.33°S, 103.36°E — 866 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 2.9 square miles of land, 21211 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,969This ZIP14,969
Households8,192This ZIP8,192
Housing units8,880This ZIP8,880
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$82,828This ZIP$82,828Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$284,500This ZIP$284,500Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,594This ZIP$1,594Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.5%This ZIP62.5%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density5,221.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,221.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments648This ZIP648
Employees11,403This ZIP11,403
Annual payroll$688,680,000This ZIP$688,680,000
Tax returns filed9,180This ZIP9,180
Total adjusted gross income$801,320,000This ZIP$801,320,000

Land area

Land area2.87 sq miThis ZIP2.87 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 21211

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

ZIP codes near 21211

ZIPCityDistance
21217 Baltimore, MD 1.5 mi
21210 Baltimore, MD 2.0 mi
21218 Baltimore, MD 2.0 mi
21216 Baltimore, MD 2.1 mi
21201 Baltimore, MD 2.5 mi
21215 Baltimore, MD 2.6 mi
21290 Baltimore, MD 2.6 mi
21202 Baltimore, MD 2.7 mi
21212 Baltimore, MD 3.0 mi
21233 Baltimore, MD 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21211?

21211 is in Baltimore, Maryland, in Baltimore city, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3287, -76.6393.

What county is 21211 in?

21211 lies in Baltimore city.

What area code is 21211?

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

What time zone is 21211 in?

21211 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21211?

About 14,969 people live in ZIP code 21211, in 8,192 households, at 5,221.1 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 21211?

$82,828 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21211?

The closest are 21217 (1.5 mi), 21210 (2 mi), 21218 (2 mi), 21216 (2.1 mi) and 21201 (2.5 mi).

Is 21211 a PO Box ZIP code?

21211 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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