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West River, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West River, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,009. 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 WEST-RIVER-MD · West River, MD 1 ZIPs · 2,009 pop · #223/25278 · Anne Arundel County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $205,974
  • RANK-TOP #223/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Severna Park
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,009
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $716,500

Nearest income peer: Severna Park, MD ( $33,852 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 West River

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West River 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, West River, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,009
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$205,974
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 $205,974 and home value $716,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 49.9%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Brookeville is the closest lower-income city and Bethesda the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West River.

Population concentration

West River reads through its lone ZIP, 20778

2,009 ACS residents, one ZIP: 20778 is not the leading code inside West River, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on West River's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 44 establishments, 373 employees , annual payroll $19,559k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20778 (44 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in West River, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Anne Arundel County, which covers 36 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West River. See the Anne Arundel County roll-up →

No other city sharing Anne Arundel County reports a higher average ZIP median income than West River. Laurel, Annapolis and Glen Burnie sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Glen Burnie marks the far end of that range at $96,233, 53% below West River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20778 2,009 $205,974 44 99
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West River 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 West River, .