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Edgewater, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Edgewater, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,618. 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 EDGEWATER-MD · Edgewater, MD 1 ZIPs · 20,618 pop · #975/25278 · Anne Arundel County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $145,787
  • RANK-TOP #975/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hanover
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,618
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $560,300

Nearest income peer: Hanover, MD (+ $1,082 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 Edgewater

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Edgewater 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, Edgewater, 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
20,618
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$145,787
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 $145,787 and home value $560,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 46.7%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Hydes is the closest lower-income city and Glen Arm the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Edgewater.

Population concentration

Edgewater's single ZIP 21037 carries the town

Edgewater is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21037 is the entire residential footprint (20,618 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Edgewater's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 602 establishments, 5,522 employees , annual payroll $296,290k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21037 (602 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (95) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Edgewater, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Anne Arundel County, which covers 36 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Edgewater. See the Anne Arundel County roll-up →

Edgewater sits in the upper half of Anne Arundel County on income: Laurel, Annapolis and Glen Burnie report less, while Severna Park and Millersville report more. Glen Burnie marks the far end of that range at $96,233, 34% below Edgewater.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21037 20,618 $145,787 602 461
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Edgewater 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 Edgewater, .