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21286

ZIP 21286 is in Towson, Maryland, in Baltimore County; area codes 410, 443 and 667; Eastern time. Towson has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 21204, 21252, 21284 and 21285.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Baltimore
Population
21,853
Coordinates
39.4118, -76.5732
☼ Live from 21286 — Towson, MD

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Where 21286 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21286
  • 🔢 Type 21286 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBZIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,286 = 2 × 29 × 367. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101001100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21285 (Towson, MD, 3 mi away) and 21287 (Baltimore, MD, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21286 becomes 68212, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12862, 16228, 16822, 18622, 21628, 21826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81226 in Florence, CO, 1,529 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,169 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21286 and you would come out at 39.41°S, 103.43°E — 866 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 8.6 square miles of land, 21286 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,853This ZIP21,853
Households9,765This ZIP9,765
Housing units10,343This ZIP10,343
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$93,808This ZIP$93,808Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$430,100This ZIP$430,100Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,605This ZIP$1,605Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.8%This ZIP58.8%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density2,542.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,542.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments845This ZIP845
Employees15,772This ZIP15,772
Annual payroll$1,003,486,000This ZIP$1,003,486,000
Tax returns filed10,870This ZIP10,870
Total adjusted gross income$1,198,916,000This ZIP$1,198,916,000

Land area

Land area8.59 sq miThis ZIP8.59 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 21286

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

ZIP codes near 21286

ZIPCityDistance
21284 Towson, MD 1.7 mi
21094 Lutherville Timonium, MD 2.1 mi
21252 Towson, MD 2.4 mi
21234 Parkville, MD 2.6 mi
21204 Towson, MD 2.8 mi
21285 Towson, MD 2.9 mi
21239 Baltimore, MD 3.3 mi
21212 Baltimore, MD 3.8 mi
21139 Riderwood, MD 4.0 mi
21093 Lutherville Timonium, MD 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21286?

21286 is in Towson, Maryland, in Baltimore County, part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4118, -76.5732.

What county is 21286 in?

21286 lies in Baltimore County.

What area code is 21286?

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

What time zone is 21286 in?

21286 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21286?

About 21,853 people live in ZIP code 21286, in 9,765 households, at 2,542.8 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 21286?

$93,808 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21286?

The closest are 21284 (1.7 mi), 21094 (2.1 mi), 21252 (2.4 mi), 21234 (2.6 mi) and 21204 (2.8 mi).

Is 21286 a PO Box ZIP code?

21286 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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