Fairplay, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairplay, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,163. 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 FAIRPLAY-MD · Fairplay, MD 1 ZIPs · 1,163 pop · #3093/25278 · Washington County

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

  • INC-HIGH $109,896
  • RANK-TOP #3093/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Keedysville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,163
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $291,800

Nearest income peer: Keedysville, MD ( $8,110 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 Fairplay

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

Top 12%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,163
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$109,896
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 $109,896 and home value $291,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 24.4%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fairplay as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Fairplay reads through its lone ZIP, 21733

1,163 ACS residents, one ZIP: 21733 is not the leading code inside Fairplay, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fairplay

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 72 employees , annual payroll $3,159k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21733 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fairplay, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fairplay. See the Washington County roll-up →

No other city sharing Washington County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Fairplay. Hagerstown, Boonsboro and Williamsport sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Maugansville marks the far end of that range at $57,940, 47% below Fairplay.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21733 1,163 $109,896 14 74

Fairplay 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 Fairplay, .