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Baltimore, MD ZIP Codes

42 ZIP codes use the postal name Baltimore, Maryland (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 25 residential and 17 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $38,409 in 21217 to $112,428 in 21210, 2.9 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Baltimore's most populous ZIP code is 21215, with 52,229 people (ACS 2020-2024); 97% of its land is in the city of Baltimore.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Baltimore's ZIP codes?

21201: $46k median household income21202: $59k median household income21205: $43k median household income21206: $65k median household income21209: $91k median household income21210: $112k median household income21211: $83k median household income21212: $97k median household income21213: $51k median household income21214: $86k median household income21215: $52k median household income21216: $42k median household income21217: $38k median household income21218: $63k median household income21223: $46k median household income21224: $89k median household income21229: $60k median household income21230: $92k median household income21231: $85k median household income21233: – median household income21239: $63k median household income21240: – median household income21250: – median household income21251: – median household income21287: – median household income2122421206212302121521209212292121221218212102121321216212402120521239212142121121223212172120121201: $46k median household income21202: $59k median household income21205: $43k median household income21206: $65k median household income21209: $91k median household income21210: $112k median household income21211: $83k median household income21212: $97k median household income21213: $51k median household income21214: $86k median household income21215: $52k median household income21216: $42k median household income21217: $38k median household income21218: $63k median household income21223: $46k median household income21224: $89k median household income21229: $60k median household income21230: $92k median household income21231: $85k median household income21233: – median household income21239: $63k median household income21240: – median household income21250: – median household income21251: – median household income21287: – median household income21224212062123021215212092122921212212182121021213212162124021205212392121421211212232121721201: $46k median household income21202: $59k median household income21205: $43k median household income21206: $65k median household income21209: $91k median household income21210: $112k median household income21211: $83k median household income21212: $97k median household income21213: $51k median household income21214: $86k median household income21215: $52k median household income21216: $42k median household income21217: $38k median household income21218: $63k median household income21223: $46k median household income21224: $89k median household income21229: $60k median household income21230: $92k median household income21231: $85k median household income21233: – median household income21239: $63k median household income21240: – median household income21250: – median household income21251: – median household income212242120621230212152120921229212122121821213212162124021205212142121121223
The 25 residential ZIP codes named Baltimore, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Baltimore's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 21210 ($112,428), the lowest in 21217 ($38,409). Home values run from $96,100 in 21205 to $547,300 in 21210.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 25 residential ZIP codes of Baltimore

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Baltimore, MD, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
21215 Baltimore city 52,229 7,667 $52k $201k
21206 Baltimore city 48,902 6,742 $65k $216k
21224 Baltimore city 47,465 5,090 $89k $295k
21229 Baltimore city 46,679 7,864 $60k $201k
21218 Baltimore city 44,014 10,167 $63k $243k
21212 Baltimore city 33,974 7,408 $97k $374k
21230 Baltimore city 32,977 5,220 $92k $330k
21217 Baltimore city 30,792 14,525 $38k $180k
21209 Baltimore County 30,126 4,665 $91k $441k
21216 Baltimore city 29,426 8,912 $42k $148k
21213 Baltimore city 28,058 8,175 $51k $155k
21239 Baltimore city 27,346 9,330 $63k $207k
21214 Baltimore city 21,092 7,549 $86k $260k
21202 Baltimore city 20,683 12,799 $59k $272k
21223 Baltimore city 19,572 7,453 $46k $111k
21201 Baltimore city 18,307 14,415 $46k $275k
21211 Baltimore city 14,969 5,221 $83k $285k
21231 Baltimore city 14,969 17,265 $85k $350k
21210 Baltimore city 14,134 4,100 $112k $547k
21205 Baltimore city 13,013 6,345 $43k $96k
21250 Baltimore County 2,834 11,567 – –
21251 Baltimore city 191 1,619 – –
21233 Baltimore city no residents 0 – –
21240 Anne Arundel County no residents 0 – –
21287 Baltimore city no residents 0 – –

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Baltimore

17 ZIP codes named Baltimore have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Baltimore, MD: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
21203Baltimore city
21235Baltimore city
21241Baltimore city
21263Baltimore city
21264Baltimore city
21270Baltimore city
21273Baltimore city
21275Baltimore city
21278Baltimore city
21279Baltimore city
21280Baltimore city
21281Baltimore city
21288Baltimore city
21289Baltimore city
21290Baltimore city
21297Baltimore city
21298Baltimore city

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Baltimore's ZIP codes reach?

Baltimore's residential ZIP codes lie in 3 counties: Baltimore city (22 ZIP codes mainly there), Baltimore County (2 ZIP codes mainly there), Anne Arundel County (1 ZIP code mainly there).

Which places do Baltimore's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Baltimore's residential ZIP codes cover Baltimore itself and 7 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Baltimore's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Baltimore starts with 212.

Three-digit prefixes of Baltimore's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Baltimore's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
212 Baltimore, MD (SCF 212) 42 62

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.