21045 Zip Code Profile

21045 is an upscale suburban zip code in Columbia, Maryland. The population is racially diverse, and mostly married couples. At $358,800 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the Baltimore-Towson metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

The average family here is doing well financially earning $84,563/year.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 21045 earn an average of $49,514/year. Women earn only $34,214/year.

21,634 people in 21045 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

The median age here is 37. There are 18,563 men and 19,725 women. The median age for men is 35 while for women the median age is 38.

To give you a sense of the community, 17,151 people (out of the 38,288 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 15,040 homes, and 1,195 businesses every day. 323 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

21045 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 39 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Pyongyang, North Korea!) and -77 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 415 feet above sea levell.

• Brookside Homeowners Assn.
• Chase Lions Townhouse Assn.
• Chesapeake Region Chapter/Community Associations Institute (CAI)
• College Hills IV HOA
• Dorsey Hall
• Eckers Hollow
• Elkhorn Landing Community Assn.
• Emerson Hill Homeowners Assn.
• Forest Walk Homeowners Assn.
• Highmeadow
• Holly Court Community Assn.
• Jeffers Glen Community Assn.
• Kendall Ridge
• Kendall's Choice Townhouse Association
• King Charles Commons Cluster Assn
• Lakeside-Dockside Assn.
• Lazy Hollow Apartments
• Long Reach Community Assn.

• Oakland Mills Village Board
• Owen Brown Columbia Council Rep.
• Owen Brown Community Assn.
• Owen Brown Place Residents Council
• Painters Hill Neighborhood Watch
• Partridge Courts Condo Assoc
• Savage Community Assn.
• Sewell's Orchard Community Assn.
• Sierra Woods Apartments
• Southwick Assn.
• Swan Point Condominium Assn.
• Tarleton Community Assn.
• The Gables at Columbia Condominium
• Toll House HOA
• Treover, A Condominium Inc.
• Walden's Landing Community Assn.
• Wooded Ridge Community Group
• Woodlake Community Association

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• 6th District Leadership Council
• Arbutus Association Alliance
• Aspenwood Homeowners Assn.
• Augustine Ave. Community Assn.
• Beech Crest Mobile Home Park
• Brighton West Condo
• Carriage Manor Civic Assoc
• Castle Gate Townhouse Assn.
• Clary's Choice II Homeowners Assn.
• Colony Square Homeowners Assoc.
• Columbia Hills Community Assn.
• Dorsey's Search Townhouse Condo
• Edmondson Triangle Business Association
• Forsgate Condominium, Inc.
• Gwynnbrook-Garriwood Neighborhood Association
• Hannibal Grove Assn.
• Hickory Hollow Assn.
• Hopkins Area Civic Assn.
• Johns Hopkins Civic Assn.
• Kendall Ridge Townhouses

• Laurel Park Mews Condo Association
• Lawyers Hill-Rockburn Assn.
• Leishear Village Comm. Assn.
• Lyndhurst Community Association, Inc.
• Marshalee Civic Assn.
• Montgomery Woods Condominium Inc.
• Relay Improv Assoc
• River Hill Community Assn.
• Rockwell Community
• Rognel Heights Association
• Rolling Acres HOA
• Rolling Acres Improvement Assn.
• Saddle Creek HOA
• Saint Joseph Improvement Association
• Stonebrook Assn.
• Timber Run Valley Community Assn.
• Twin Gates
• Valley Stream Estates Homeowners
• Watermark Place

• Demographics

• Total Population: 38,288
• White Population: 20,870
• Black Population: 12,202
• Hispanic Population: 4,174
• Asian Population: 4,544
• Hawaiian Population: 70
• Indian Population: 648
• Male Population: 18,563
• Female Population: 19,725
• Median Age: 37
• Median Age of Males: 35
• Median Age of Females: 38

• Geography

• Region: South
• Division: South Atlantic
• State: Maryland
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: Baltimore-Towson MD
• County: Howard
• City: Columbia
• Longitude: -76.8
• Latitude: 39.2
• Elevation: 415 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 301/410/443

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 20,798
• Drive alone: 17,354
• Carpool: 2,104
• Public transit: 902
• Ride bikes or walk: 323


• Average commute time: 30.0 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 207
•    5 - 9: 1,679
•    10 - 14: 2,853
•    15 - 19: 2,874
•    20 - 24: 2,692
•    25 - 29: 1,373
•    30 - 34: 2,687
•    35 - 39: 751
•    40 - 44: 856
•    45 - 59: 2,123
•    60 - 89: 1,945
•    90 plus: 758

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $358,800
• Average Annual Household Income: $90,194
• Businesses: 1,305
• Employees: 21,814
• Annual Payroll: $1,118,852,000
• Average Family Income: $84,563
• Median Family Income: $69,069
• Average Income for Men: $49,514
• Average Income for Women: $34,214

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 07, 03
• Congressional District Land Area: 294.0, 292.0
• Sr Senator: Barbara A. Mikulski (D)
• Jr Senator: Benjamin L. Cardin (D)
• US House Representative: Elijah E. Cummings (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 027
• State FIPS Code: 24

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Primary Schools

Cradlerock School

6700 Cradlerock Way

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-7601

Jeffers Hill Elementary

6000 Tamar Dr

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-6872

Phelps Luck Elementary

5370 Oldstone Ct

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-6886

Stevens Forest Elementary

6045 Stevens Forest Rd

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-6900

Talbott Springs Elementary

9550 Basket Ring Rd

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-6915

Thunder Hill Elementary

9357 Mellenbrook Rd

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-6922

Waterloo Elementary

5940 Waterloo Rd

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-5014

Middle Schools

Oakland Mills Middle

9540 Kilimanjaro Rd

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-6937

High Schools

Long Reach High

6101 Old Dobbin Ln

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-7117

Oakland Mills High

9410 Kilimanjaro Rd

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-6945