Oldest ZIP codes in Baltimore city, MD

These are the 23 ZIP codes in Baltimore city with the highest median age, out of 23 with at least 1,000 residents. 21215 (Baltimore, 41.2), 21214 (Baltimore, 40.8) and 21207 (Gwynn Oak, 39.5) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Baltimore city County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Baltimore city County

RankZIPMailing cityMedian ageResidentsHouseholdsResidential mailboxes
121215Baltimore41.2 ±2.052,22921,74023,554
221214Baltimore40.8 ±2.021,0928,4667,940
321207Gwynn Oak39.5 ±1.647,09918,97619,296
421217Baltimore38.8 ±2.330,79215,33213,889
521223Baltimore38.6 ±2.119,5728,5878,978
621212Baltimore38.5 ±1.333,97412,97113,109
721213Baltimore38.3 ±2.328,05812,00911,569
821229Baltimore37.5 ±1.146,67919,262—
921211Baltimore37.5 ±1.614,9698,1929,263
1021239Baltimore37.1 ±3.527,34612,08012,698
1121206Baltimore36.7 ±1.548,90220,48020,390
1221205Baltimore35.9 ±3.213,0135,1116,144
1321209Baltimore35.6 ±2.130,12611,62112,261
1421218Baltimore35.0 ±1.344,01418,70320,956
1521216Baltimore34.7 ±2.729,42612,30711,296
1621224Baltimore34.3 ±1.047,46520,96224,354
1721225Brooklyn34.2 ±2.134,06212,91513,017
1821230Baltimore33.9 ±1.032,97716,49619,897
1921202Baltimore33.7 ±1.920,68310,86112,822
2021201Baltimore33.6 ±2.118,30711,34513,314
2121226Curtis Bay33.6 ±3.36,6742,6882,787
2221231Baltimore32.7 ±1.314,9698,136—
2321210Baltimore32.0 ±3.114,1345,2025,945

How we ranked them

Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 23 of 26 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Older ZIP codes respond to health care, hearing and vision, Medicare plans, home safety, estate planning and services that come to the door.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 73,101 households, on 116 carrier routes with 73,657 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Baltimore city County has the highest median age?
21215 (Baltimore), at 41.2 (±2.0), among 23 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?
Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?
ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.