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Whaleyville, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whaleyville, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 718. 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 WHALEYVILLE-MD · Whaleyville, MD 1 ZIPs · 718 pop · #2370/25278 · Worcester County

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

  • INC-TOP $117,888
  • RANK-TOP #2370/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bishopville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 98% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 718
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $433,300

Nearest income peer: Bishopville, MD (+ $3,584 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 Whaleyville

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

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
718
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$117,888
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 $117,888 and home value $433,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 47.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Whaleyville's single ZIP 21872 carries the town

Whaleyville is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21872 is the entire residential footprint (718 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Whaleyville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 39 employees , annual payroll $1,780k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21872 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Whaleyville, MD

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

Whaleyville sits in the upper half of Worcester County on income: Berlin, Ocean City and Pocomoke City report less, while Bishopville reports more. Pocomoke City marks the far end of that range at $53,162, 55% below Whaleyville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21872 718 $117,888 14 15
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Whaleyville 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 Whaleyville, .