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Hurlock, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hurlock, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,979. 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 HURLOCK-MD · Hurlock, MD 1 ZIPs · 5,979 pop · #14376/25278 · Dorchester County

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

  • INC-MID $67,219
  • RANK-MID #14376/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Church Creek
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,979
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $230,000

Nearest income peer: Church Creek, MD (+ $1,531 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 Hurlock

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

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,979
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,219
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 $67,219 and poverty 14.7% concentrate in 21643.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hurlock as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Gwynn Oak is the closest lower-income city and Essex the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hurlock.

Population concentration

Hurlock's single ZIP 21643 carries the town

Hurlock is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21643 is the entire residential footprint (5,979 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Hurlock

Citywide ZBP: 69 establishments, 2,372 employees , annual payroll $116,800k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21643 (69 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (14) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Hurlock, MD

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

Hurlock sits in the lower half of Dorchester County on income: East New Market, Rhodesdale and Secretary report more, Cambridge, Vienna and Linkwood report less. Taylors Island marks the far end of that range at $116,500, 73% above Hurlock.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21643 5,979 $67,219 69 49
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Hurlock 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 Hurlock, .