21231 Zip Code Profile

21231 is a densely populated, upscale urban zip code in Baltimore, Maryland. The population is racially diverse, and mostly single. At $285,400 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 income here is $46,823/year. This is less than the national average of $70,000/year. However, the national average number is a little misleading because there are some very wealthy Americans earning $50 million a year or more. (Wouldn't that be nice!) This pushes the national average higher than in would be without those edge cases. The median household income in the US (median, meaning half of US households make more and half make less) is at about $50,000/year. Median family income in 21231 is $34,517.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 21231 earn an average of $34,788/year. Women earn only $25,418/year.

7,262 people in 21231 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 21231? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living here is not bad, only 27.1 minutes.

The median age here is 32. There are 7,715 men and 8,033 women. The median age for men is 33 while for women the median age is 32.

To give you a sense of the community, 7,178 people (out of the 15,748 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 7,860 homes, and 736 businesses every day. 1,141 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

21231 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 39 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Lisbon, Portugal!) and -77 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 46 feet above sea levell.

• Apostolic Towers Tenant Council
• Artisan's Row Assn.
• Banner Neighborhoods Community Corp.
• Broadway Area Business Assn.
• Broadway Tenant Council
• Butchers Hill Assn., Inc.
• Chapel Tenant Org.
• Citizens For Washington Hill, Inc. (PAC)
• Concerned Citizens Coalition of Patterson Park Inc.
• Concerned Citizens To Save Our Community
• Concerned Citizens of Upper Fells Pt. & W. Canton
• Douglass Tenants Council
• Fell's Point Business Association
• Fells Pt. Community Org.
• Fells Pt. HOA

• Friends of Patterson Park
• HEBCAC Village Center
• Jubilee Baltimore
• Lemko House Tenants Org.
• Mid-Point Community Assn.
• Oldtown-Council A PAC
• Patterson Place, Inc.
• Perkins Homes Resident Advisory Council
• Pleasant View Gardens Resident Council
• Presidents Council of Southeast Baltimore
• Seton Hill Arts and Community Association
• Southeast Baltimore Business Association (SEBBA)
• Southeast Community Org., Inc. (SECO/SDI)
• Upper Fells Point Community Assn.
• Waterfront Coalition

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• Anchorage Towers Condo Assn.
• Ashland Park Mews Condo I
• Bolton House Tenant Association
• Bond Street Assn
• Broadway Development Foundation
• Claremont Tenant Council
• Colgate-Northbrook-Eastpoint Improvement Assoc.
• Darley Park Neighborhood Improvement Assn
• Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.
• Eastwood Community Civic Assn.
• E. Baltimore Midway/Barclay Comm. Dev. Corp
• Four-By-Four Neighborhood Improvement Assn. Inc
• Future Net Enterprise Inc
• God's Glory to Glover Street Community Assoc.
• Graceland Park Improvement Assn., Inc.
• Hampstead Hill Improvement Assn.
• Harbor Homes Community Association, Inc.
• Harbor View Neighborhood Association
• Highlandtown Community Assn. (HIGH-C)
• Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition

• Jefferson Court Community Assn
• Johnston Square Tenants Assoc
• Jonestown Planning Council, Inc.
• Joseph Lee Community Assn.
• Lakeland Community Association
• Lakewood Chase Community Assoc
• Landmark Tenants Association
• Little Italy Community Org. (LICO)
• Madison East End Neighborhood Improvement Assoc
• Market Center Merchants Association
• Mayfield
• McElderry Park Community Assn., Inc.
• Monument East Tenant Council
• Mt. Vernon-Belvedere Association
• Northeast Market Merchants Assn
• Oliver Community Assn
• Orangeville Improvement Assn
• S.A.M. Improvement Association
• Scarlett Place Condo Assn.
• Towers at Harbor Court

• Demographics

• Total Population: 15,748
• White Population: 8,949
• Black Population: 5,337
• Hispanic Population: 1,821
• Asian Population: 738
• Hawaiian Population: 34
• Indian Population: 214
• Male Population: 7,715
• Female Population: 8,033
• Median Age: 32
• Median Age of Males: 33
• Median Age of Females: 32

• Geography

• Region: South
• Division: South Atlantic
• State: Maryland
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: Baltimore-Towson MD
• County: Baltimore
• City: Baltimore
• Longitude: -76.6
• Latitude: 39.3
• Elevation: 46 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 410/443

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 7,112
• Drive alone: 3,680
• Carpool: 1,065
• Public transit: 1,156
• Ride bikes or walk: 1,141


• Average commute time: 27.1 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 230
•    5 - 9: 484
•    10 - 14: 1,148
•    15 - 19: 1,153
•    20 - 24: 1,204
•    25 - 29: 344
•    30 - 34: 1,113
•    35 - 39: 189
•    40 - 44: 164
•    45 - 59: 377
•    60 - 89: 439
•    90 plus: 267

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $285,400
• Average Annual Household Income: $49,788
• Businesses: 454
• Employees: 6,236
• Annual Payroll: $336,408,000
• Average Family Income: $46,823
• Median Family Income: $30,121
• Average Income for Men: $34,788
• Average Income for Women: $25,418

• The Politics

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

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 510
• State FIPS Code: 24

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Primary Schools

City Springs Elementary

100 S Caroline St

Baltimore, MD 21231

(410) 396-9165

Commodore John Rogers Elementary

100 N Chester St

Baltimore, MD 21231

(410) 396-9300

General Wolfe Elementary

245 S Wolfe St

Baltimore, MD 21231

(410) 396-9140

Middle Schools

Lombard Middle

1601 E Lombard St

Baltimore, MD 21231

(410) 396-9261

The Crossroads School

802 S Caroline St

Baltimore, MD 21231

(410) 685-0295

High Schools

Paul Laurence Dunbar High

1400 Orleans St

Baltimore, MD 21231

(410) 396-9478

Other Schools

Alternative Learning Center

1601 E Pratt St

Balitmore, MD 21231

(410) 396-1720