PlainZIP

Damascus, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Damascus, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,104. 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 DAMASCUS-MD · Damascus, MD 1 ZIPs · 13,104 pop · #1125/25278 · Montgomery County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $141,050
  • RANK-TOP #1125/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Rockville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,104
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $504,300

Nearest income peer: Rockville, MD ( $7,572 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 Damascus

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Damascus 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, Damascus, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,104
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$141,050
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 $141,050 and home value $504,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 44.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Damascus's single ZIP 20872 carries the town

Damascus is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 20872 is the entire residential footprint (13,104 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Damascus's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 258 establishments, 2,155 employees , annual payroll $85,777k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20872 (258 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (49) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Damascus, MD

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

Damascus 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+, 77% above Damascus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20872 13,104 $141,050 258 243
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Damascus 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 Damascus, .