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21219

ZIP 21219 is Sparrows Point, Maryland, in Baltimore County; area codes 443, 410 and 667; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Baltimore
Population
9,565
Coordinates
39.2302, -76.4361
☼ Live from 21219 — Sparrows Point, MD

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Where 21219 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21219
  • 🔢 Type 21219 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIZIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,219 = 3 × 11 × 643. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21218 (Baltimore, MD, 11 mi away) and 21220 (Middle River, MD, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21219 becomes 91212, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11229, 12192, 12912, 12921, 19122, 21912, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91221 in Glendale, CA, 2,323 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,178 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21219 and you would come out at 39.23°S, 103.56°E — 853 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 12.1 square miles of land, 21219 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,565This ZIP9,565
Households3,632This ZIP3,632
Housing units3,967This ZIP3,967
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$110,438This ZIP$110,438Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$384,600This ZIP$384,600Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,264This ZIP$1,264Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density788.8 / sq miThis ZIP788.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments188This ZIP188
Employees8,331This ZIP8,331
Annual payroll$398,054,000This ZIP$398,054,000
Tax returns filed4,960This ZIP4,960
Total adjusted gross income$414,752,000This ZIP$414,752,000

Land area

Land area12.13 sq miThis ZIP12.13 sq mi
Water area4.32 sq miThis ZIP4.32 sq mi

Other place names in 21219

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

ZIP codes near 21219

ZIPCityDistance
21052 Fort Howard, MD 1.7 mi
21222 Dundalk, MD 4.0 mi
21221 Essex, MD 4.3 mi
21224 Baltimore, MD 6.5 mi
21226 Curtis Bay, MD 6.9 mi
21220 Middle River, MD 8.2 mi
21237 Rosedale, MD 8.3 mi
21205 Baltimore, MD 8.5 mi
21122 Pasadena, MD 8.5 mi
21060 Glen Burnie, MD 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21219?

21219 is in Sparrows Point, Maryland, in Baltimore County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2302, -76.4361.

What county is 21219 in?

21219 lies in Baltimore County.

What area code is 21219?

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

What time zone is 21219 in?

21219 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21219?

About 9,565 people live in ZIP code 21219, in 3,632 households, at 788.8 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 21219?

$110,438 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21219?

The closest are 21052 (1.7 mi), 21222 (4 mi), 21221 (4.3 mi), 21224 (6.5 mi) and 21226 (6.9 mi).

Is 21219 a PO Box ZIP code?

21219 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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