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21217

ZIP 21217 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
30,792
Coordinates
39.3070, -76.6383
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Where 21217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21217
  • 🔢 Type 21217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,217 = 7 × 7 × 433. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001011100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21216 (Baltimore, MD, 2 mi away) and 21218 (Baltimore, MD, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21217 becomes 71212 — and that is a real ZIP code: Monroe, LA, 981 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11722, 12172, 12721, 17122, 17212, 17221, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71212 in Monroe, LA, 981 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 21217 and you would come out at 39.31°S, 103.36°E — 865 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 21217 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,792This ZIP30,792
Households15,332This ZIP15,332
Housing units19,995This ZIP19,995
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$38,409This ZIP$38,409Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$180,100This ZIP$180,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,119This ZIP$1,119Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density14,524.5 / sq miThis ZIP14,524.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments333This ZIP333
Employees3,648This ZIP3,648
Annual payroll$155,024,000This ZIP$155,024,000
Tax returns filed11,080This ZIP11,080
Total adjusted gross income$559,935,000This ZIP$559,935,000

Land area

Land area2.12 sq miThis ZIP2.12 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 21217

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

ZIP codes near 21217

ZIPCityDistance
21201 Baltimore, MD 1.2 mi
21290 Baltimore, MD 1.2 mi
21211 Baltimore, MD 1.5 mi
21202 Baltimore, MD 1.8 mi
21216 Baltimore, MD 1.8 mi
21203 Baltimore, MD 1.8 mi
21235 Baltimore, MD 1.8 mi
21241 Baltimore, MD 1.8 mi
21263 Baltimore, MD 1.8 mi
21264 Baltimore, MD 1.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21217?

21217 is in Baltimore, Maryland, in Baltimore city, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3070, -76.6383.

What county is 21217 in?

21217 lies in Baltimore city.

What area code is 21217?

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

What time zone is 21217 in?

21217 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21217?

About 30,792 people live in ZIP code 21217, in 15,332 households, at 14,524.5 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 21217?

$38,409 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21217?

The closest are 21201 (1.2 mi), 21290 (1.2 mi), 21211 (1.5 mi), 21202 (1.8 mi) and 21216 (1.8 mi).

Is 21217 a PO Box ZIP code?

21217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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