Scotland, MD · standard
ZIP Code 20687
St. Mary's County, Maryland - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 313
- 20/sq mi
- $458,100
- Median home value
- 44.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Scotland pairs upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 16%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 20
- people per sq mi
- 91%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 20687 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 20687 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Scotland, St. Mary's County, Maryland, home to just 313 residents across 16.1 square miles, a density of 20 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 20687, but per-capita income is $39,130. Poverty here runs at 35.4%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $458,100 (2% above the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 91.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 44.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 73.1, and the average commute is -. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing St. Mary's County, so you can benchmark 20687 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 20687, Scotland, MD · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
313
Population
16.1
Area (sq mi)
20
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 20687?
73.1
Median Age
51.8%
Male
48.2%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$39,130
Per Capita Income
35.4%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
303
Total Housing Units
183
Occupied Units
120
Vacant Units
2.27
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$458,100
Median Home Value
+2% vs state
1966
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 20687, employing approximately 24 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,159,000.
7
Businesses
24
Employees
$2.2M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 20687 vs 20680 →
ZIP 20687 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 20686
Saint Marys City (20686)
1,332 residents
- 20684
Saint Inigoes (20684)
1,125 residents
- 20680
Ridge (20680)
1,119 residents
- 20628
Dameron (20628)
594 residents
- 20667 494
Park Hall (20667)
494 residents
- 20630 348
Drayden (20630)
348 residents
- 20687 313
Scotland (20687)
313 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 20687 ranks #7 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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