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ZIP Code 21793: Walkersville, MD

ZIP code 21793 uses the postal name Walkersville, Maryland and lies entirely in Frederick County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 11,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $121,971 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 22% of its land lies in Walkersville; 78% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: Maryland, District of Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
217sectional center: Baltimore, MD (SCF 212)
93delivery area within it
Town
Walkersville · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Walkersville
Neighborhoods
Colony Village, Deerfield, Fountain Rock Manor, Glade Manor, Glade Town GeoNames
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
House district
MD-6 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
21.4 sq mi · 502 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 21793?

21793 centers on 39.489°, -77.344° and covers 21.4 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 21701, 21798, 21788.

21701 · Frederick21788 · Thurmont21798 · Woodsboro21793 · Walkersville (this ZIP)2179321788217012179821701 · Frederick21788 · Thurmont21798 · Woodsboro21793 · Walkersville (this ZIP)2179321788217012179821701 · Frederick21788 · Thurmont21798 · Woodsboro21793 · Walkersville (this ZIP)21793217882170121798
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 21793 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 21793, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 21793 compare with the rest of Frederick County?

Rank of 21793 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure21793In Frederick CountyIn MD
People (ACS 2020-2024)10,71911th of 35175th of 477
Median household income$122k14th of 26117th of 293
Median home value$459k16th of 28124th of 320

Its median household income is higher than in 91% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 72% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 21793?

The 2020 Census counted 10,447 people in 21793; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 10,719. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 6.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
10,719
2020 Census count
10,447+6.9% since 2010 (9,775)
Households
3,890
Median age
42.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 21793?

Of the 10,719 people the ACS estimates in 21793, 21.8% are under 18 and 14.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (67.7%), then Hispanic or Latino (19.3%).

  • Under 1821.8%
  • 18 to 6463.3%
  • 65 and older14.9%
Age of the people of 21793 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic67.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino19.3%
  • Black, not Hispanic5.1%
  • Other or two or more4.5%
  • Asian, not Hispanic3.5%
Race and Hispanic origin in 21793 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 21793 earn?

Median household income is $121,971 (ACS 2020-2024), the 14th highest of the 26 ranked ZIP codes in Frederick County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($114,643 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$121,971±$19,206
Income per person
$53,015
Below the poverty line
2.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
39.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$86,8895,370 returns; wages 75% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 21793?

FHFA's house price index for 21793, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 65% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 39% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −0.5% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$459,400
Median gross rent
$1,537
Homes owned by their occupants
88.1%
Housing units
4,010
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Index = 100 in 1978, the first year FHFA reports for 21793; 2025: 729.9. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 21793?

172 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 17 more than in 2018; the most are in other services (except public administration) (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Other services (except public administration)26
  • Health care and social assistance22
  • Retail trade21
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services20
  • Construction19
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services15

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 21793?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 21793, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
21701Frederick43,048$107k3.2 mi
21798Woodsboro2,928$117k4.3 mi
21788Thurmont11,654$99k7.9 mi
21762Libertytown139–5.1 mi (near)
21702Frederick49,605$107k5.3 mi (near)
21705Frederick6–6.6 mi (near)
21774New Market17,134$171k6.6 mi (near)
21757Keymar2,671$101k8.6 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.