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Anne Arundel County, MD

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 37 ZIP codes inside Anne Arundel County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
37
in this county
Total population
596,547
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
32
distinct city/town names
Avg density
635
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Anne Arundel County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
21122 Pasadena 61,212 753
21061 Glen Burnie 55,960 1,772
21401 Annapolis 39,517 766
21060 Glen Burnie 37,038 1,102
21144 Severn 36,625 857
21113 Odenton 35,242 910
21225 Brooklyn 34,362 2,053
21403 Annapolis 32,655 1,359
21146 Severna Park 28,410 1,082
21114 Crofton 25,955 1,734
21012 Arnold 23,536 929
21037 Edgewater 21,420 492
21409 Annapolis 19,878 548
21076 Hanover 19,684 578
20724 Laurel 18,059 370
21108 Millersville 17,133 512
21054 Gambrills 14,479 351
20755 Fort George G Meade 11,253 412
21090 Linthicum Heights 9,921 577
21035 Davidsonville 8,404 105
21032 Crownsville 7,594 170
20711 Lothian 7,299 83
21402 Annapolis 5,576 1,150
20714 North Beach 4,678 1,270
21140 Riva 4,063 1,107
20764 Shady Side 3,371 327
20733 Churchton 2,938 315
20776 Harwood 2,921 52
20778 West River 2,287 116
20751 Deale 2,055 153
20779 Tracys Landing 1,041 59
20758 Friendship 633 50
20765 Galesville 548 449
21405 Annapolis 450 170
21056 Gibson Island 274 77
21077 Harmans 76 67
21240 Baltimore

About Anne Arundel County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Anne Arundel County in Maryland contains roughly 37 ZIP codes spread across 32 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 596,547. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Maryland index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 635, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Anne Arundel County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Anne Arundel County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model. For a wider commuter-shed view that crosses county lines, see the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson metro hub.