A burst pipe or sewer backup in Canton, Patterson Park Neighborhood & Greektown gets a licensed, insured Maryland plumber from Speedy Plumbing Baltimore around the clock. Call (716) 328-9097 for emergency plumbing anywhere in ZIP 21224: water supply lines, drain stacks, service lines and sewer laterals. You approve an upfront price before work starts, and nights, weekends and holidays cost the same.
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Rowhouses and townhouses are 73% of homes in 21224, and a burst pipe behind a shared wall can reach the house next door. Shut-off steps, pipe materials and pricing factors for the whole city are on our citywide emergency pipe repair service page.
50% of homes in 21224 predate 1940, when sewer laterals were laid in clay pipe that cracks and lets roots in at the joints. How a broken lateral is diagnosed and repaired is on our sewer lateral repair page for Baltimore.
Also available across the ZIP code: cast iron drain repair in 21224, drain cleaning in 21224, water heater repair in 21224, sump pump repair for 21224 basements and repiping for 21224 homes.
50% of the 23,547 homes in 21224 were built before 1940, and the median home was built in 1940.
Houses from before 1940 were plumbed with galvanized steel supply lines, cast-iron drain stacks and clay sewer laterals. Many have had partial updates, which leaves old and new pipe joined together, and those transition joints are common leak points. The repairs to expect most in 21224: galvanized water lines, cracked cast-iron drains and burst supply pipes.
73% of homes here are rowhouses or townhouses. Most row homes take the water line straight in through the front of the basement, and a leak soaks the shared wall with the neighbors as quickly as it soaks your own floor.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024), ZIP Code Tabulation Area 21224.
Among its neighbors, 21205 has the oldest housing (53% built before 1940), compared with 50% in 21224. 21205 leads the group on rowhouses at 78%.
| ZIP | Homes | Built before 1940 | Rowhouses and townhouses | Renter-occupied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21224 (this ZIP) | 23,547 | 50% | 73% | 41% |
| 21205 | 6,291 | 53% | 78% | 64% |
| 21222 | 23,982 | 11% | 43% | 35% |
| 21231 | 9,514 | 52% | 49% | 66% |
| 21230 | 18,478 | 48% | 62% | 49% |
| 21226 | 2,990 | 17% | 59% | 39% |
| 21237 | 13,121 | 4% | 16% | 38% |
ZIP 21224 takes in 21 Baltimore City neighborhoods and reaches Dundalk outside the city line.
Canton is the largest neighborhood in the ZIP code, with 12,725 residents, 96% of its area inside 21224.
| Neighborhood | Residents (whole neighborhood) | Share of its area inside 21224 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton | 12,725 | 96% | — |
| Patterson Park Neighborhood | 5,438 | 100% | — |
| Greektown | 4,757 | 100% | — |
| Baltimore Highlands | 3,143 | 100% | — |
| Bayview | 2,944 | 100% | — |
| Highlandtown | 2,915 | 100% | — |
| Brewers Hill | 2,356 | 100% | — |
| Broening Manor | 1,971 | 88% | — |
| McElderry Park | 3,690 | 44% | 21205 |
| Ellwood Park/Monument | 3,137 | 47% | 21205 |
| Medford | 1,284 | 100% | — |
| Graceland Park | 2,156 | 58% | 21222 |
| Patterson Place | 1,171 | 85% | — |
| O'Donnell Heights | 972 | 100% | — |
| Eastwood | 764 | 100% | — |
| Kresson | 476 | 66% | 21205 |
| Hopkins Bayview | 112 | 100% | — |
| Canton Industrial Area | 108 | 100% | — |
| Pulaski Industrial Area | 171 | 38% | 21237 |
| Holabird Industrial Park | 27 | 83% | — |
| Patterson Park | 19 | 100% | — |
Residents: Baltimore City Neighborhood Statistical Area population. Area shares from the city’s neighborhood boundaries overlaid on Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
HomeAdvisor (Jun 2026) reports $200 to $3,000 for a typical burst pipe repair nationally.
50% of homes in 21224 were built before 1940, so repairs here often swap corroded galvanized steel for copper or PEX. HomeAdvisor (Jun 2026) puts the pipe itself at $2 to $12 per foot for copper and $0.40 to $4 per foot for PEX, before labor. Your price is set and approved before the repair begins, with no after-hours surcharge. Every repair type is priced out in the burst and leaking pipe price table.
Market figures, not a quote.
In a Baltimore rowhouse, the main shut-off valve is usually on the basement wall facing the street, where the water line comes in from the meter at the curb. The meter and valves in the curb vault are City equipment; call 311 when the water has to be shut off there.
The property owner is responsible for the service line from the water meter into the house; the Baltimore City Department of Public Works maintains the outdoor lines up to and including the meter. Report water running in the street, a leaking hydrant or a main break to Baltimore City 311 (call 311 or use the 311 app). A leak between the meter and your foundation, or anywhere inside, is a job for a plumber.
ZIP 21224 crosses a jurisdiction line: 73% of its land is in Baltimore City and 27% of its land is in Baltimore County. The jurisdiction printed on your property tax bill tells you which utility number to call.
Armistead Gardens, McElderry Park, Madison-Eastend and Ellwood Park/Monument
Dundalk, Graceland Park and Saint Helena
All 27 ZIP codes we cover, with housing age for each, are in the table of every Baltimore ZIP code served.
Speedy Plumbing Baltimore covers every street in 21224. The phone is answered day and night.
Call (716) 328-9097