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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Nanjemoy · lowest
Nanjemoy · lowest
$86,699 median HH income
- Charlotte Hall · near
Charlotte Hall · near
$124,063 median HH income
- Welcome · near
Welcome · near
$126,033 median HH income
- Pomfret · near
Pomfret · near
$127,269 median HH income
- Bryans Road · near
Bryans Road · near
$128,177 median HH income
- La Plata · this city
La Plata · this city
$131,974 median HH income
- Port Tobacco · highest
Port Tobacco · highest
$165,764 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.
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 .
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, .