Wicomico
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Maryland
Wicomico is a smaller county in Maryland with 16 ZIP codes, 98,227 people, and upper-quartile 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, Wicomico, MD sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a smaller county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 23%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 98,227
- combined ZIP population
- 16
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $79,621
- 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.
Wicomico lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 24045, 16 ZIPs, combined population 98,227). 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 21804 (Salisbury) with 38,491 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 24045, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
16
Total ZIPs
98,227
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Wicomico
Side-by-side: Compare 21804 vs 21801 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21804 | Salisbury | 38,491 | 200 |
| 21801 | Salisbury | 29,961 | 274 |
| 21875 | Delmar | 6,467 | 106 |
| 21826 | Fruitland | 4,837 | 420 |
| 21830 | Hebron | 4,026 | 50 |
| 21849 | Parsonsburg | 3,238 | 36 |
| 21850 | Pittsville | 2,790 | 35 |
| 21837 | Mardela Springs | 2,614 | 23 |
| 21874 | Willards | 2,210 | 32 |
| 21856 | Quantico | 1,035 | 11 |
| 21861 | Sharptown | 757 | 112 |
| 21810 | Allen | 487 | 20 |
| 21865 | Tyaskin | 470 | 11 |
| 21814 | Bivalve | 380 | 40 |
| 21840 | Nanticoke | 375 | 28 |
| 21802 | Salisbury | 89 | 654 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Wicomico?
Wicomico has a total population of 98,227 across 16 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Wicomico?
Wicomico includes 16 ZIP codes: 21804, 21801, 21875, 21826, 21830, 21849, 21850, 21837, 21874, 21856, and more.