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Hancock, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hancock, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,766. 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 HANCOCK-MD · Hancock, MD 1 ZIPs · 3,766 pop · #17615/25278 · Washington County

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

  • INC-MID $60,625
  • RANK-LOWER #17615/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Maugansville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,766
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $232,500

Nearest income peer: Maugansville, MD ( $2,685 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 Hancock

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,766
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,625
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 $60,625 and poverty 17.9% concentrate in 21750.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hancock as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Deal Island is the closest lower-income city and Cumberland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hancock.

Population concentration

Hancock reads through its lone ZIP, 21750

3,766 ACS residents, one ZIP: 21750 is not the leading code inside Hancock, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Hancock's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 93 establishments, 1,095 employees , annual payroll $44,003k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21750 (93 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (22) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Hancock, MD

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

Hancock sits in the lower half of Washington County on income: Hagerstown, Boonsboro and Williamsport report more, and only Maugansville reports less. Fairplay marks the far end of that range at $109,896, 81% above Hancock.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21750 3,766 $60,625 93 24
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Hancock 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 Hancock, .