ZIP code · Towson · Maryland · United States
ZIP code 21286 — Towson
ZIP code 21286 serves Towson, Maryland.
- Postal code
- 21286Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Towson
- County
- Baltimore FIPS 24005
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.4143, -76.5761 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 21,782 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 2,534 / sq mi
- Land area
- 8.6 sq mi (22.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $93,093
- Per-capita income
- $55,193
- Median age
- 40.1
- Households
- 9,519
- Housing units
- 10,100
- Median home value
- $402,000
- Median gross rent
- $1,597 / month
- Congressional districts
- MD-2 (also MD-1) (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 21286
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 27°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 42 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 46 |
| Avg low °F | 27 | 28 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 32 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CYLBURN (5.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 21286
- 13 schools
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 67 restaurants & cafés
- 4 bars & pubs
- 10 parks
- 17 playgrounds
- 10 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 18 places of worship
- 9 banks
- 11 gas stations
- 2 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