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Jefferson, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jefferson, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,591. 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 JEFFERSON-MD · Jefferson, MD 1 ZIPs · 5,591 pop · #1254/25278 · Frederick County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $137,417
  • RANK-TOP #1254/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Middletown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,591
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $529,600

Nearest income peer: Middletown, MD (+ $14,146 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 Jefferson

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

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,591
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$137,417
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 $137,417 and home value $529,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 46.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Jefferson's single ZIP 21755 carries the town

Jefferson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21755 is the entire residential footprint (5,591 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 Jefferson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 112 establishments, 674 employees , annual payroll $33,075k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21755 (112 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (28) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Jefferson, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Frederick County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Jefferson. See the Frederick County roll-up →

Jefferson lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Frederick County: Mount Airy, New Market and Middletown earn more and Frederick, Thurmont and Walkersville earn less. Monrovia marks the far end of that range at $183,571, 34% above Jefferson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21755 5,591 $137,417 112 63
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Jefferson 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 Jefferson, .