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Oakland, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oakland, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,194. 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 OAKLAND-MD · Oakland, MD 1 ZIPs · 14,194 pop · #15433/25278 · Garrett County

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

  • INC-MID $64,921
  • RANK-LOWER #15433/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grantsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,194
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $233,300

Nearest income peer: Grantsville, MD ( $716 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 Oakland

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

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,194
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,921
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 $64,921 and poverty 11.3% concentrate in 21550.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Oakland as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Grantsville is the closest lower-income city and Fruitland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oakland.

Population concentration

Oakland's single ZIP 21550 carries the town

Oakland is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21550 is the entire residential footprint (14,194 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Oakland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 521 establishments, 6,184 employees , annual payroll $262,873k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21550 (521 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (87) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Oakland, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Garrett County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oakland. See the Garrett County roll-up →

Oakland lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Garrett County: Swanton and Mc Henry earn more and Accident, Kitzmiller and Bloomington earn less. Mc Henry marks the far end of that range at $82,955, 28% above Oakland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21550 14,194 $64,921 521 27
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Oakland 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 Oakland, .