PlainZIP

Barton, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Barton, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,265. 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 BARTON-MD · Barton, MD 1 ZIPs · 1,265 pop · #15789/25278 · Allegany County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $64,194
  • RANK-LOWER #15789/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Frostburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,265
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $107,500

Nearest income peer: Frostburg, MD ( $504 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 Barton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Barton 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, Barton, MD sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,265
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,194
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,194 and poverty 12.6% concentrate in 21521.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Barton's single ZIP 21521 carries the town

Barton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21521 is the entire residential footprint (1,265 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Barton

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 183 employees , annual payroll $10,916k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21521 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (3) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Barton, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Allegany County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Barton. See the Allegany County roll-up →

Barton sits in the upper half of Allegany County on income: Cumberland, Westernport and Lonaconing report less, while Corriganville reports more. Rawlings marks the far end of that range at $34,936, 46% below Barton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21521 1,265 $64,194 18 21
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