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Chesapeake City, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chesapeake City, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,030. 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 CHESAPEAKE-CITY-MD · Chesapeake City, MD 1 ZIPs · 3,030 pop · #5173/25278 · Cecil County

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

  • INC-HIGH $95,875
  • RANK-UPPER #5173/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colora
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,030
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $376,500

Nearest income peer: Colora, MD (+ $875 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 Chesapeake City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chesapeake City 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, Chesapeake City, MD sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,030
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$95,875
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 $95,875 and home value $376,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 21.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chesapeake City as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Tylerton is the closest lower-income city and Boonsboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chesapeake City.

Population concentration

Chesapeake City reads through its lone ZIP, 21915

3,030 ACS residents, one ZIP: 21915 is not the leading code inside Chesapeake City, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Chesapeake City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 83 establishments, 940 employees , annual payroll $50,880k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21915 (83 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (13) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Chesapeake City, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Cecil County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chesapeake City. See the Cecil County roll-up →

Chesapeake City sits in the upper half of Cecil County on income: Elkton, Port Deposit and Perryville report less, while North East, Rising Sun and Earleville report more. Charlestown marks the far end of that range at $66,806, 30% below Chesapeake City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21915 3,030 $95,875 83 46
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Chesapeake City 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 Chesapeake City, .