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Baltimore, MD 21217
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Druid, MD 21217

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The 21217 ZIP Code is centered1 in Baltimore City County at latitude 39.308 and longitude -76.638 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Baltimore City County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 21217 was 41,636 with 22,832 housing units; a land area land area of 2.21 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 18,845.35 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Hampden, MD (1.4 miles N)
Guilford, MD (1.9 miles NNE)
Baltimore, MD (1.9 miles SE)
Walbrook, MD (1.9 miles W)
Woodberry, MD (1.9 miles NNW)
Waverly, MD (2.4 miles NE)
Windsor Hills, MD (2.4 miles W)
Wilhelm Park, MD (2.7 miles SSW)
Rognel Heights, MD (2.7 miles WSW)
Evergreen, MD (2.7 miles NNE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Gilmor Homes, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Mount Royal, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Fulton, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Mount Vernon, MD (1.4 miles ESE)
Mondawmin, MD (1.4 miles WNW)
Mount Clare, MD (1.4 miles SSE)
Charles Village, MD (1.4 miles NE)
Television Hill, MD (1.9 miles NNW)
Latrobe Homes, MD (1.9 miles ESE)
Old Town, MD (1.9 miles ESE)

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  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties / Independent Cities.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.