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ZIP Code 21213: Baltimore, MD

ZIP code 21213 is in Baltimore, Maryland, entirely in Baltimore city (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 28,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 11th most populous of Baltimore's 25 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $51,344 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: Maryland, District of Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
212sectional center: Baltimore, MD (SCF 212)
13delivery area within it
Town
Baltimore · 25 residential ZIPs
Census places
Baltimore
Neighborhoods
Belair-Edison, Berea, Broadway East, Clifton Park, Darley Park, Four By Four and 6 more GeoNames
Metro area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
House district
MD-7 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
3.4 sq mi · 8,175 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
17 more ZIP codes use the name Baltimore for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 21213?

21213 centers on 39.315°, -76.577° and covers 3.4 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 21205, 21218, 21202, 21206.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 21213 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 21213, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 21213 compare with the rest of Baltimore?

Rank of 21213 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure21213In BaltimoreIn Baltimore cityIn MD
People (ACS 2020-2024)28,05811th of 2519th of 3293rd of 477
Median household income$51k15th of 2024th of 29288th of 293
Median home value$155k16th of 1925th of 28313th of 320

Its median household income is higher than in 16% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 97% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 21213?

The 2020 Census counted 28,217 people in 21213; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 28,058. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 13.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
28,058
2020 Census count
28,217−13.8% since 2010 (32,733)
Households
12,009
Median age
38.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 21213?

Of the 28,058 people the ACS estimates in 21213, 23.6% are under 18 and 14.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (84.1%).

  • Under 1823.6%
  • 18 to 6461.6%
  • 65 and older14.9%
Age of the people of 21213 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Black, not Hispanic84.1%
  • White, not Hispanic6.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino5.2%
  • Other or two or more3.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.2%
Race and Hispanic origin in 21213 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 21213 earn?

Median household income is $51,344 (ACS 2020-2024), the 24th highest of the 29 ranked ZIP codes in Baltimore city. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($48,648 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$51,344
Income per person
$28,981
Below the poverty line
24.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
7.4%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
17.9%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$38,99611,910 returns; wages 86% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 21213?

FHFA's house price index for 21213, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 87% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 52% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −4.7% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$155,000
Median gross rent
$1,325
Homes owned by their occupants
52.0%
Housing units
14,492
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 21213; 2025: 428.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 21213?

274 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 11 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade57
  • Health care and social assistance47
  • Other services (except public administration)40
  • Real estate and rental and leasing22
  • Construction17
  • Transportation and warehousing15

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 21213?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 21213, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
21205Baltimore13,013$43k1.1 mi
21218Baltimore44,014$63k1.7 mi
21202Baltimore20,683$59k2.0 mi
21206Baltimore48,902$65k2.6 mi
21287Baltimore0–1.2 mi (near)
21231Baltimore14,969$85k2.0 mi (near)
21233Baltimore0–2.1 mi (near)
21251Baltimore191–2.4 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.