Dunkirk, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dunkirk, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,951. 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 DUNKIRK-MD · Dunkirk, MD 1 ZIPs · 6,951 pop · #539/25278 · Calvert County

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

  • INC-TOP $167,371
  • RANK-TOP #539/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Sunderland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,951
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $614,200

Nearest income peer: Sunderland, MD ( $5,538 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 Dunkirk

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

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,951
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$167,371
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 $167,371 and home value $614,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 49.9%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 20754, is all of Dunkirk

There is no split to weigh here: 20754 holds every one of Dunkirk's 6,951 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Dunkirk's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 229 establishments, 2,437 employees , annual payroll $110,833k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20754 (229 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (37) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Dunkirk, MD

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

No other city sharing Calvert County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dunkirk. Lusby, Huntingtown and Prince Frederick sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Dowell marks the far end of that range at $87,389, 48% below Dunkirk.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20754 6,951 $167,371 229 159

Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk, .