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Forest Hill, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Forest Hill, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,202. 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 FOREST-HILL-MD · Forest Hill, MD 1 ZIPs · 18,202 pop · #1830/25278 · Harford County

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

  • INC-TOP $125,208
  • RANK-TOP #1830/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bel Air
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,202
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $456,800

Nearest income peer: Bel Air, MD (+ $1,918 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 Forest Hill

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Forest Hill on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Forest Hill, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,202
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$125,208
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 $125,208 and home value $456,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 45.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Fort Washington is the closest lower-income city and Lutherville Timonium the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Forest Hill.

Population concentration

Forest Hill's single ZIP 21050 carries the town

Forest Hill is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21050 is the entire residential footprint (18,202 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 Forest Hill's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 497 establishments, 6,206 employees , annual payroll $342,969k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21050 (497 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (93) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Forest Hill, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Harford County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Forest Hill. See the Harford County roll-up →

Forest Hill sits in the upper half of Harford County on income: Abingdon, Edgewood and Aberdeen report less, while Fallston and Churchville report more. Edgewood marks the far end of that range at $81,704, 35% below Forest Hill.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21050 18,202 $125,208 497 247
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Forest Hill 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 Forest Hill, .