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21155 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 21155 covers Upperco, Maryland, with a population of about 3,124 and a median household income of $124,219.

Population
3,124141 per square mile
Median age
37.11.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$124,2191.2× the Maryland median
Poverty rate
5.6%6.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$545,493up 19.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,36718% below the Maryland median
Degree or higher
48.7%13.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
82.8%17.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
64

Where 21155 is

Upperco, Maryland — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,124
Median age37.1
Family households73.9%
Born outside the US4.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.6%
White (non-Hispanic)93.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans6.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$124,219
Income per person$56,199
Poverty rate5.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k2.9%
$20–25k6.2%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k3.3%
$150–200k11.5%
$200k or more34.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,300
Mean adjusted gross income$135,702
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.1%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.8%
Returns, $200k or more13.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$537,700
Median gross rent$1,367
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied82.8%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house85.5%
Attached house7.1%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units0.9%
Mobile home3.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$545,493as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 55.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$545,493$187,000

$187,000 in 2000 to $545,493 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%
High school diploma or higher99%
Works from home15.5%
Drives to work alone81.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity30.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.4% 4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.9% 5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.8% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments64
People employed358
Annual payroll$14,898,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 42.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.4 out of 100
Community resilience80.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought96.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave80.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane78.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado33.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Maryland and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMarylandUnited States
Median household income$124,219$101,652$78,538
Income per person$56,199$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate5.6%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$537,700$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,367$1,662$1,348
Homeownership82.8%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%4.9%5.2%
Works from home15.5%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US4.8%16.3%13.9%
Median age37.139.338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMILLERS 4 NE, MD US16.9 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 23.7°F3.58 in rain, 9.7 in snow
February42.9°F / 25.3°F2.94 in rain, 10.8 in snow
March51.8°F / 31.9°F4.14 in rain, 6.3 in snow
April64.5°F / 41.8°F3.84 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May73.2°F / 51.3°F3.96 in rain
June80.8°F / 60°F3.8 in rain
July84.9°F / 64.4°F4.73 in rain
August83.1°F / 62.6°F4.19 in rain
September76.7°F / 56.3°F5.11 in rain
October65.4°F / 45.4°F4.19 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November53.9°F / 35.9°F3.36 in rain, 1 in snow
December43.7°F / 28.4°F4.04 in rain, 5.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket22% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Baltimore County Public Schools89.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Carroll County Public Schools10.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

21020 Boring, MD5.2 km away
21023 Butler, MD6 km away
21074 Hampstead, MD7.8 km away
21152 Sparks Glencoe, MD10.1 km away
21071 Glyndon, MD10.2 km away
21136 Reisterstown, MD12 km away
21048 Finksburg, MD12.3 km away
21120 Parkton, MD13.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Baltimore County89.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Carroll County10.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.12 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density141 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5676, -76.7972

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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