21738 Zip Code Profile

21738 is an affluent (median household income: $106,139) upscale suburban zip code in Glenwood, Maryland. The population is primarily white, older, and mostly married couples. At $694,500 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.

Most families here are doing great financially earning $138,735/year on average.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 21738 earn an average of $82,851/year. Women earn only $35,921/year.

1,387 people in 21738 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 21738? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living in 21738 is 36.6 minutes!

The median age here is 44. There are 1,621 men and 1,647 women. The median age for men is 44 while for women the median age is 43.

To give you a sense of the community, 1,423 people (out of the 3,268 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 1,061 homes, and 50 businesses every day. 12 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

21738 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 39 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Dushanbe, Tajikistan!) and -77 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 564 feet above sea levell.

• Banneker Place Condominium Assn.
• Beechwood

• Gwenlee Estates

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• Ashton Village HOA
• Bounty-Vista Community Assn
• Brickell Place Phase Ii Assn Inc
• Brookside Homeowners Assn.
• Capistrano Villa Condo Assn.
• Champlain at Environ Homeowners
• Clary's Choice Homeowners Assn.
• Clary's Choice II Homeowners Assn.
• Damascus Manor Townmouse Assn.
• Donleigh Civic Assn.
• Dorsey's Search Townhouse Condo
• Elkhorn Landing Community Assn.
• Emerson Hill Homeowners Assn.
• Forest Walk Homeowners Assn.
• Forsgate Condominium, Inc.
• Goshen Run HOA
• Greater Laytonsville Area Citizens
• Hannibal Grove Assn.
• Heatherfield
• Hickory Hollow Assn.

• Hollow Oaks Community Assn.
• Hopkins Area Civic Assn.
• Johns Hopkins Civic Assn.
• Kendall Ridge Townhouses
• King Charles Commons Cluster Assn
• Lakeside-Dockside Assn.
• Landpointe Citizens Assn.
• Market Square
• Montgomery County Civic Federation
• Montgomery Manor HOA
• Montgomery Village Foundation
• Olney Towne Assn., Inc.
• River Hill Community Assn.
• Rolling Acres Improvement Assn.
• Sebring Civic Assn.
• Stonebrook Assn.
• Talbot Run Estates
• Toll House HOA
• Twin Gates
• Watermark Place

• Demographics

• Total Population: 3,268
• White Population: 2,968
• Black Population: 145
• Hispanic Population: 83
• Asian Population: 177
• Hawaiian Population: 6
• Indian Population: 12
• Male Population: 1,621
• Female Population: 1,647
• Median Age: 44
• Median Age of Males: 44
• Median Age of Females: 43

• Geography

• Region: South
• Division: South Atlantic
• State: Maryland
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: Baltimore-Towson MD
• County: Howard
• City: Glenwood
• Longitude: -77.0
• Latitude: 39.3
• Elevation: 565 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 410/443

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 1,287
• Drive alone: 1,151
• Carpool: 89
• Public transit: 35
• Ride bikes or walk: 12


• Average commute time: 36.6 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 10
•    5 - 9: 73
•    10 - 14: 35
•    15 - 19: 74
•    20 - 24: 128
•    25 - 29: 96
•    30 - 34: 210
•    35 - 39: 203
•    40 - 44: 91
•    45 - 59: 184
•    60 - 89: 121
•    90 plus: 62

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $694,500
• Average Annual Household Income: $160,912
• Businesses: 96
• Employees: 626
• Annual Payroll: $23,211,000
• Average Family Income: $138,735
• Median Family Income: $106,139
• Average Income for Men: $82,851
• Average Income for Women: $35,921

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 07
• Congressional District Land Area: 294.0
• 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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View all schools in Glenwood

Primary Schools

Bushy Park Elementary

2670 Rt 97

Glenwood, MD 21738

(410) 313-5500

Middle Schools

Glenwood Middle

2680 Rt 97

Glenwood, MD 21738

(410) 313-5520