PlainZIP

Dowell, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dowell, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 535. 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 DOWELL-MD · Dowell, MD 1 ZIPs · 535 pop · #7045/25278 · Calvert County

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

  • INC-HIGH $87,389
  • RANK-UPPER #7045/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under North Beach
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 97% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 535
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $403,100

Nearest income peer: North Beach, MD (+ $3,710 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 Dowell

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

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
535
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,389
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 20629 (535 residents). Household income $87,389 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (96.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Hyattsville is the closest lower-income city and Andrews Air Force Base the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 5 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dowell.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 20629, is all of Dowell

There is no split to weigh here: 20629 holds every one of Dowell's 535 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Dowell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 116 employees , annual payroll $4,946k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20629 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Dowell, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Calvert County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dowell. See the Calvert County roll-up →

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Calvert County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dowell, Lusby, Huntingtown and Prince Frederick among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Dunkirk marks the far end of that range at $167,371, 92% above Dowell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20629 535 $87,389 10 479
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Dowell 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 Dowell, .