Baltimore (city)

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Maryland

Baltimore (city) is a major-metro county in Maryland with 21 ZIP codes, 636,498 people, and below-median 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 (city), MD sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

47th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
636,498
combined ZIP population
21
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,278
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 (city) lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 24510, 21 ZIPs, combined population 636,498). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Below-median income across 21 ZIPs means the county average is a compromise. Sort by population, save the largest urban ZIP and one sparse code, then compare - that pair usually shows whether density or income is doing the work inside Baltimore (city).

Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.

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21

Total ZIPs

636,498

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Baltimore (city)

Side-by-side: Compare 21215 vs 21206 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
21215 Baltimore 60,161 3,409
21206 Baltimore 50,846 2,738
21218 Baltimore 49,796 4,596
21224 Baltimore 49,134 2,003
21229 Baltimore 45,213 2,969
21217 Baltimore 37,111 6,189
21230 Baltimore 33,568 2,055
21225 Brooklyn 33,545 2,001
21213 Baltimore 32,733 3,704
21212 Baltimore 32,322 2,689
21216 Baltimore 32,071 3,714
21239 Baltimore 28,793 3,437
21223 Baltimore 26,366 3,868
21202 Baltimore 22,832 5,562
21214 Baltimore 20,564 2,782
21211 Baltimore 17,351 2,404
21201 Baltimore 16,972 5,071
21205 Baltimore 16,146 3,041
21231 Baltimore 15,748 6,980
21210 Baltimore 14,292 1,664
21251 Baltimore 934 2,045

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Baltimore (city)?

Baltimore (city) has a total population of 636,498 across 21 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Baltimore (city)?

Baltimore (city) includes 21 ZIP codes: 21215, 21206, 21218, 21224, 21229, 21217, 21230, 21225, 21213, 21212, and more.

Baltimore (city)'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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