PlainZIP

Crisfield, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Crisfield, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,236. 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 CRISFIELD-MD · Crisfield, MD 1 ZIPs · 5,236 pop · #19742/25278 · Somerset County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,720
  • RANK-LOWER #19742/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Deal Island
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,236
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $161,000

Nearest income peer: Deal Island, MD (+ $4,621 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 Crisfield

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Crisfield 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, Crisfield, MD sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,236
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,720
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,720 average) · poverty 15.4%. The primary code (21817) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Crisfield as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Crisfield reads through its lone ZIP, 21817

5,236 ACS residents, one ZIP: 21817 is not the leading code inside Crisfield, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Crisfield's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 102 establishments, 1,179 employees , annual payroll $49,500k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21817 (102 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (20) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Crisfield, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Crisfield. See the Somerset County roll-up →

Crisfield sits in the lower half of Somerset County on income: Princess Anne, Marion Station and Deal Island report more, and only Westover reports less. Tylerton marks the far end of that range at $95,250, 71% above Crisfield.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21817 5,236 $55,720 102 138
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Crisfield 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 Crisfield, .