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Towson, MD 21286
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Baltimore, MD 21286
Loch Raven, MD 21286

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The 21286 ZIP Code is centered1 in Baltimore County at latitude 39.407 and longitude -76.582 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Baltimore County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 21286 was 18,776 with 8,666 housing units; a land area land area of 8.83 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 2,126.78 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Towson Estates, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Greenbrier, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Campus Hills, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Cromwood, MD (1.4 miles ESE)
Baynesville, MD (1.4 miles ESE)
Hampton, MD (1.4 miles N)
Hampton Village, MD (1.4 miles NW)
Haver Hill, MD (1.4 miles E)
Fellowship Forest, MD (1.4 miles SSW)
Dulaney Village, MD (1.4 miles WNW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Huntcrest Estates, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Goucher Woods, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Eudowood, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Brookview Farms, MD (< 0.1 mile)
Cowpen, MD (1.4 miles E)
Hampton East, MD (1.4 miles NNE)
Hampton Gardens, MD (1.4 miles ENE)
The Beechs, MD (1.4 miles ENE)
Valewood at Hampton Gardens, MD (1.4 miles NE)
The Colony, MD (1.9 miles W)

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  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.