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Ocean City, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ocean City, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,089. 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 OCEAN-CITY-MD · Ocean City, MD 1 ZIPs · 11,089 pop · #9280/25278 · Worcester County

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

  • INC-HIGH $79,876
  • RANK-UPPER #9280/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Stockton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,089
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $447,700

Nearest income peer: Stockton, MD (+ $3,041 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 Ocean City

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

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,089
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,876
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 21842 (11,089 residents). Household income $79,876 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ocean City as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Pittsville is the closest lower-income city and Ridgely the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ocean City.

Population concentration

Ocean City's single ZIP 21842 carries the town

Ocean City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21842 is the entire residential footprint (11,089 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 Ocean City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,116 establishments, 9,768 employees , annual payroll $457,493k (~101 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21842 (1,116 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (382) · also Retail trade · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Ocean City, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Worcester County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ocean City. See the Worcester County roll-up →

Ocean City lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Worcester County: Berlin, Bishopville and Eden earn more and Pocomoke City, Snow Hill and Girdletree earn less. Bishopville marks the far end of that range at $121,472, 52% above Ocean City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21842 11,089 $79,876 1,116 481
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Ocean City 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 Ocean City, .