ZIP code · Columbia · Maryland · United States
ZIP code 21045 — Columbia
ZIP code 21045 serves Columbia, Maryland.
- Postal code
- 21045Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Columbia
- County
- Howard FIPS 24027
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.2051, -76.8322 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 40,866 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 4,213 / sq mi
- Land area
- 9.7 sq mi (25.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $117,323
- Per-capita income
- $53,227
- Median age
- 38.4
- Households
- 15,368
- Housing units
- 15,826
- Median home value
- $438,500
- Median gross rent
- $1,768 / month
- Congressional district
- MD-3 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b (5 to 10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 21045
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 25°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 43 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Avg low °F | 25 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BALTIMORE WASH INTL AP (8.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 21045
- 24 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 114 restaurants & cafés
- 6 bars & pubs
- 10 parks
- 110 playgrounds
- 11 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 4 post offices
- 14 places of worship
- 11 banks
- 8 gas stations
- 22 EV charging stations
- 3 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page