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21225

ZIP 21225 is Brooklyn, Maryland, mostly in Anne Arundel County; area codes 410, 443 and 667; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anne Arundel +1 more
Population
34,062
Coordinates
39.2261, -76.6157
☼ Live from 21225 — Brooklyn, MD

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Where 21225 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 21225
  • 🔢 Type 21225 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZZIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,225 = 3 × 5 × 5 × 283. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001011101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21224 (Baltimore, MD, 5 mi away) and 21226 (Curtis Bay, MD, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21225 becomes 52212 — and that is a real ZIP code: Center Junction, IA, 783 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12225, 12252, 12522, 15222, 21252, 21522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52221 in Guernsey, IA, 842 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,168 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21225 and you would come out at 39.23°S, 103.38°E — 861 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 6.5 square miles of land, 21225 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,062This ZIP34,062
Households12,915This ZIP12,915
Housing units14,321This ZIP14,321
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$54,020This ZIP$54,020Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$229,000This ZIP$229,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density5,271.9 / sq miThis ZIP5,271.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments389This ZIP389
Employees6,117This ZIP6,117
Annual payroll$443,312,000This ZIP$443,312,000
Tax returns filed14,850This ZIP14,850
Total adjusted gross income$640,483,000This ZIP$640,483,000

Land area

Land area6.46 sq miThis ZIP6.46 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Counties 21225 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Anne Arundel County 64.4%
Baltimore city 35.6%

Other place names in 21225

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ZIP codes near 21225

ZIPCityDistance
21090 Linthicum Heights, MD 2.9 mi
21230 Baltimore, MD 3.0 mi
21226 Curtis Bay, MD 3.1 mi
21227 Halethorpe, MD 3.5 mi
21203 Baltimore, MD 4.1 mi
21235 Baltimore, MD 4.1 mi
21241 Baltimore, MD 4.1 mi
21263 Baltimore, MD 4.1 mi
21264 Baltimore, MD 4.1 mi
21270 Baltimore, MD 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21225?

21225 is in Brooklyn, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2261, -76.6157.

What county is 21225 in?

21225 spans 2 counties: Anne Arundel County and Baltimore city. Most of it falls in Anne Arundel 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 21225?

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

What time zone is 21225 in?

21225 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21225?

About 34,062 people live in ZIP code 21225, in 12,915 households, at 5,271.9 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 21225?

$54,020 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21225?

The closest are 21090 (2.9 mi), 21230 (3 mi), 21226 (3.1 mi), 21227 (3.5 mi) and 21203 (4.1 mi).

Is 21225 a PO Box ZIP code?

21225 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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