PlainZIP

Oldtown, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oldtown, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,936. 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 OLDTOWN-MD · Oldtown, MD 1 ZIPs · 1,936 pop · #20637/25278 · Allegany County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,266
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20637/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Lonaconing
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,936
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $197,700

Nearest income peer: Lonaconing, MD (+ $4,442 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 Oldtown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oldtown 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, Oldtown, MD sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,936
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,266
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,266 average) · poverty 22.1%. The primary code (21555) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Oldtown as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Oldtown reads through its lone ZIP, 21555

1,936 ACS residents, one ZIP: 21555 is not the leading code inside Oldtown, 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 Oldtown

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 52 employees , annual payroll $995k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21555 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) · also Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Oldtown, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Allegany County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oldtown. See the Allegany County roll-up →

Oldtown sits in the lower half of Allegany County on income: Cumberland, Frostburg and Lonaconing report more, Westernport, Rawlings and Ellerslie report less. Corriganville marks the far end of that range at $76,417, 43% above Oldtown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21555 1,936 $53,266 11 7
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Oldtown 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 Oldtown, .