Frederick

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Maryland

Frederick is a mid-size county in Maryland with 28 ZIP codes, 247,113 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Frederick, MD sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 1%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
247,113
combined ZIP population
28
USPS ZIP codes covered
$129,049
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Frederick lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 24021, 28 ZIPs, combined population 247,113). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 21702 (Frederick) with 38,847 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 24021, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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28

Total ZIPs

247,113

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Frederick

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ZIP Code City Population Density
21702 Frederick 38,847 371
21701 Frederick 35,293 350
21703 Frederick 32,854 381
21771 Mount Airy 29,563 134
21704 Frederick 13,321 197
21774 New Market 11,662 313
21788 Thurmont 11,622 67
21769 Middletown 11,236 106
21793 Walkersville 9,775 185
21754 Ijamsville 6,323 103
21727 Emmitsburg 5,850 71
21755 Jefferson 5,591 63
21773 Myersville 5,460 54
21770 Monrovia 5,164 181
21758 Knoxville 4,921 59
21716 Brunswick 4,885 585
21710 Adamstown 4,515 68
21757 Keymar 3,036 31
21798 Woodsboro 2,345 55
21780 Sabillasville 1,625 28
21777 Point Of Rocks 1,470 260
21778 Rocky Ridge 1,094 24
21762 Libertytown 249 261
21718 Burkittsville 151 128
21790 Tuscarora 100 10
21714 Braddock Heights 99 1,320
21717 Buckeystown 54 57
21705 Frederick 8 131

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Frederick?

Frederick has a total population of 247,113 across 28 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Frederick?

Frederick includes 28 ZIP codes: 21702, 21701, 21703, 21771, 21704, 21774, 21788, 21769, 21793, 21754, and more.

Frederick's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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