PlainZIP

Hagerstown, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hagerstown, MD: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 95,186. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HAGERSTOWN-MD · Hagerstown, MD 3 ZIPs · 95,186 pop · #11283/25278 · Washington County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $74,581
  • RANK-MID #11283/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Cascade
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-SMALL 95,186
  • SPREAD-MOD 21740→21742
  • HOME-MID $283,550

Nearest income peer: Cascade, MD ( $8,772 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 Hagerstown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hagerstown 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, Hagerstown, MD sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
95,186
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,581
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 21740 (61,859 residents). Household income $74,581 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.1%) for this income tier, rent $1,216 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Maryland, Millington is the closest lower-income city and Oxon Hill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hagerstown.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Hagerstown differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Hagerstown: $62,873 in ZIP 21740 to $86,288 in 21742. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

21740 to 21742

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

21740 to 21742

Poverty-rate spread
5 points

21742 to 21740

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 21740 skews compact Hagerstown

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 21740 covers about 65% of Hagerstown's 95,186 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Hagerstown

Citywide ZBP: 2,460 establishments, 50,003 employees , annual payroll $2,442,620k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21740 (1,814 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (414) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Hagerstown, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Hagerstown. See the Washington County roll-up →

Hagerstown sits in the lower half of Washington County on income: Boonsboro, Williamsport and Smithsburg report more, Hancock, Cascade and Maugansville report less. Fairplay marks the far end of that range at $109,896, 47% above Hagerstown.

Side-by-side: Compare 21740 vs 21742 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21740 61,859 $62,873 1,814 342
21742 31,444 $86,288 642 241
21746 1,883 n/a 4 2,019
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Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown, .