Baltimore

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Maryland

Baltimore is a major-metro county in Maryland with 41 ZIP codes, 796,452 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Baltimore, MD sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a wide multi-ZIP mosaic.

Top 3%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
796,452
combined ZIP population
41
USPS ZIP codes covered
$119,079
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Baltimore lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 24005, 41 ZIPs, combined population 796,452). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 21234 (Parkville) with 69,752 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 24005, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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41

Total ZIPs

796,452

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Baltimore

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ZIP Code City Population Density
21234 Parkville 69,752 2,074
21222 Dundalk 55,786 1,965
21117 Owings Mills 53,778 639
21207 Gwynn Oak 48,133 1,802
21228 Catonsville 47,577 1,185
21221 Essex 42,154 1,102
21220 Middle River 39,199 702
21236 Nottingham 38,474 1,734
21093 Lutherville Timonium 36,465 697
21244 Windsor Mill 34,611 996
21208 Pikesville 33,917 1,063
21136 Reisterstown 33,781 233
21227 Halethorpe 33,534 1,122
21237 Rosedale 30,059 1,009
21133 Randallstown 29,998 1,139
21209 Baltimore 26,465 1,443
21030 Cockeysville 24,355 396
21204 Towson 20,253 1,297
21286 Towson 19,206 869
21128 Perry Hall 12,802 740
21219 Sparrows Point 9,379 441
21131 Phoenix 7,253 126
21120 Parkton 6,967 64
21152 Sparks Glencoe 5,544 94
21087 Kingsville 5,451 150
21111 Monkton 4,903 54
21013 Baldwin 4,653 119
21057 Glen Arm 4,112 95
21162 White Marsh 3,655 189
21053 Freeland 3,305 57
21250 Baltimore 3,205 5,050
21252 Towson 2,872 7,656
21155 Upperco 2,371 42
21082 Hydes 654 57
21071 Glyndon 497 194
21156 Upper Falls 358 96
21153 Stevenson 323 64
21052 Fort Howard 303 1,563
21051 Fork 279 271
21105 Maryland Line 65 214
21031 Hunt Valley 4 2

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Baltimore?

Baltimore has a total population of 796,452 across 41 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Baltimore?

Baltimore includes 41 ZIP codes: 21234, 21222, 21117, 21207, 21228, 21221, 21220, 21236, 21093, 21244, and more.

Baltimore's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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