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21236

ZIP 21236 is Nottingham, Maryland, mostly in Baltimore County; area codes 410, 443 and 667; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Baltimore +1 more
Population
39,514
Coordinates
39.3882, -76.4837
☼ Live from 21236 — Nottingham, MD

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Where 21236 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21236
  • 🔢 Type 21236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,236 = 2 × 2 × 5309. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21235 (Baltimore, MD, 10 mi away) and 21237 (Rosedale, MD, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21236 becomes 63212, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12236, 13622, 16223, 16232, 16322, 21263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32162 in The Villages, FL, 788 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,174 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21236 and you would come out at 39.39°S, 103.52°E — 861 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 8.9 square miles of land, 21236 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,514This ZIP39,514
Households15,698This ZIP15,698
Housing units16,349This ZIP16,349
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$95,149This ZIP$95,149Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$327,200This ZIP$327,200Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,650This ZIP$1,650Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.0%This ZIP40.0%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density4,430.3 / sq miThis ZIP4,430.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,114This ZIP1,114
Employees18,552This ZIP18,552
Annual payroll$828,362,000This ZIP$828,362,000
Tax returns filed20,790This ZIP20,790
Total adjusted gross income$1,478,402,000This ZIP$1,478,402,000

Land area

Land area8.92 sq miThis ZIP8.92 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 21236 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Baltimore County 98.1%
Baltimore city 1.9%

Other place names in 21236

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ZIP codes near 21236

ZIPCityDistance
21128 Perry Hall, MD 2.2 mi
21234 Parkville, MD 2.6 mi
21237 Rosedale, MD 3.3 mi
21162 White Marsh, MD 4.2 mi
21057 Glen Arm, MD 4.5 mi
21206 Baltimore, MD 4.5 mi
21214 Baltimore, MD 5.0 mi
21286 Towson, MD 5.1 mi
21156 Upper Falls, MD 5.1 mi
21087 Kingsville, MD 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21236?

21236 is in Nottingham, Maryland, in Baltimore County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3882, -76.4837.

What county is 21236 in?

21236 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 21236?

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

What time zone is 21236 in?

21236 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21236?

About 39,514 people live in ZIP code 21236, in 15,698 households, at 4,430.3 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 21236?

$95,149 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21236?

The closest are 21128 (2.2 mi), 21234 (2.6 mi), 21237 (3.3 mi), 21162 (4.2 mi) and 21057 (4.5 mi).

Is 21236 a PO Box ZIP code?

21236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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