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Fruitland, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fruitland, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,837. 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 FRUITLAND-MD · Fruitland, MD 1 ZIPs · 4,837 pop · #15430/25278 · Wicomico County

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

  • INC-MID $64,946
  • RANK-LOWER #15430/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Mardela Springs
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,837
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $223,100

Nearest income peer: Mardela Springs, MD ( $2,066 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 Fruitland

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

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,837
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,946
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,946 and poverty 15.4% concentrate in 21826.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fruitland as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Fruitland's single ZIP 21826 carries the town

Fruitland is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21826 is the entire residential footprint (4,837 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Fruitland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 94 establishments, 1,057 employees , annual payroll $38,724k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21826 (94 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (17) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Fruitland, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Wicomico County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fruitland. See the Wicomico County roll-up →

Fruitland sits in the lower half of Wicomico County on income: Salisbury, Delmar and Hebron report more, and only Mardela Springs reports less. Hebron marks the far end of that range at $112,991, 74% above Fruitland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21826 4,837 $64,946 94 420
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Fruitland 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 Fruitland, .