La Plata, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for La Plata, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,890. 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 LA-PLATA-MD · La Plata, MD 1 ZIPs · 18,890 pop · #1488/25278 · Charles County

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

  • INC-TOP $131,974
  • RANK-TOP #1488/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bryans Road
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,890
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $450,200

Nearest income peer: Bryans Road, MD ( $3,797 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 La Plata

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

Top 6%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,890
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$131,974
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 $131,974 and home value $450,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 34.9%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Finksburg is the closest lower-income city and Pylesville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for La Plata.

Population concentration

La Plata reads through its lone ZIP, 20646

18,890 ACS residents, one ZIP: 20646 is not the leading code inside La Plata, 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 La Plata's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 528 establishments, 7,759 employees , annual payroll $389,596k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20646 (528 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (78) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in La Plata, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Charles County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in La Plata. See the Charles County roll-up →

La Plata sits in the upper half of Charles County on income: Waldorf, Indian Head and Bryans Road report less, while White Plains, Hughesville and Port Tobacco report more. Nanjemoy marks the far end of that range at $86,699, 34% below La Plata.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20646 18,890 $131,974 528 88

La Plata 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 La Plata, .