PlainZIP

Ashton, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ashton, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,875. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ASHTON-MD · Ashton, MD 1 ZIPs · 1,875 pop · #590/25278 · Montgomery County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $163,438
  • RANK-TOP #590/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Olney
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 99% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,875
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $852,700

Nearest income peer: Olney, MD (+ $5,086 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ashton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ashton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ashton, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,875
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$163,438
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $163,438 and home value $852,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 77.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (98.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Parkton is the closest lower-income city and Hollywood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ashton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 20861, is all of Ashton

There is no split to weigh here: 20861 holds every one of Ashton's 1,875 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Ashton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 70 establishments, 586 employees , annual payroll $37,945k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20861 (70 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (13) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ashton, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Montgomery County, which covers 45 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ashton. See the Montgomery County roll-up →

Ashton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Montgomery County: Bethesda, Potomac and Chevy Chase earn more and Silver Spring, Gaithersburg and Rockville earn less. Potomac marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 53% above Ashton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20861 1,875 $163,438 70 189
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Ashton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ashton, .