PlainZIP

Mardela Springs, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mardela Springs, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,614. 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 MARDELA-SPRINGS-MD · Mardela Springs, MD 1 ZIPs · 2,614 pop · #16440/25278 · Wicomico County

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

  • INC-MID $62,880
  • RANK-LOWER #16440/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Fruitland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,614
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $227,400

Nearest income peer: Fruitland, MD (+ $2,066 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 Mardela Springs

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,614
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,880
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 $62,880 and poverty 5.7% concentrate in 21837.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Greensboro is the closest lower-income city and Flintstone the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mardela Springs.

Population concentration

Mardela Springs reads through its lone ZIP, 21837

2,614 ACS residents, one ZIP: 21837 is not the leading code inside Mardela Springs, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Mardela Springs

Citywide ZBP: 33 establishments, 190 employees , annual payroll $6,829k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21837 (33 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (7) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Mardela Springs, MD

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

Every one of the 10 cities sharing Wicomico County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mardela Springs, Salisbury, Delmar and Fruitland among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hebron marks the far end of that range at $112,991, 80% above Mardela Springs.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21837 2,614 $62,880 33 23
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Mardela Springs 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 Mardela Springs, .