Residential delivery area · Maryland

ZIP Code 21918: Conowingo, MD

ZIP code 21918 uses the postal name Conowingo, Maryland and lies entirely in Cecil County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 4,200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $84,587 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: Maryland, District of Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
219sectional center: Baltimore, MD (SCF 212)
18delivery area within it
Town
Conowingo · its only residential ZIP
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
House district
MD-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
17.6 sq mi · 237 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 21918?

21918 centers on 39.678°, -76.176° and covers 17.6 square miles of land plus 2.6 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 21034, 21917, 17563, 21160, 21904, 21911.

17563 · Peach Bottom21034 · Darlington21160 · Whiteford21904 · Port Deposit21911 · Rising Sun21917 · Colora21918 · Conowingo (this ZIP)2191821911219042103417563211602191717563 · Peach Bottom21034 · Darlington21160 · Whiteford21904 · Port Deposit21911 · Rising Sun21917 · Colora21918 · Conowingo (this ZIP)2191821911219042103417563211602191717563 · Peach Bottom21034 · Darlington21160 · Whiteford21904 · Port Deposit21911 · Rising Sun21917 · Colora21918 · Conowingo (this ZIP)219182191121904210341756321160
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 21918 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 21918, 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).

How does 21918 compare with the rest of Cecil County?

Rank of 21918 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)
Measure21918In Cecil CountyIn MD
People (ACS 2020-2024)4,1696th of 15252nd of 477
Median household income$85knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$325k8th of 9250th of 320

21918's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$24,848) is more than a quarter of the figure ($84,587). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 64% of 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 21918?

The 2020 Census counted 4,269 people in 21918; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 4,169. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 0.4% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
4,169±793 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
4,269−0.4% since 2010 (4,284)
Households
1,775
Median age
42.9

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 21918?

Of the 4,169 people the ACS estimates in 21918, 20.5% are under 18 and 22.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (88.3%).

  • Under 1820.5%
  • 18 to 6457.1%
  • 65 and older22.4%
Age of the people of 21918 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic88.3%
  • Other or two or more6.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.8%
  • Black, not Hispanic2.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.3%
Race and Hispanic origin in 21918 (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 21918 earn?

Median household income is $84,587 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($98,671 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$84,587±$24,848
Income per person
$47,697
Below the poverty line
6.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
3.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
16.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$75,2832,010 returns; wages 73% 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 21918?

FHFA's house price index for 21918, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 90% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 48% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +15.2% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$324,800
Median gross rent
$876
Homes owned by their occupants
88.6%
Housing units
1,815
0 100 200 300 19902000201020202025 0 100 200 300 19902000201020202025 0 100 200 300 19902000201020202025
Index = 100 in 1990, the first year FHFA reports for 21918; 2025: 370.3. 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 21918?

48 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction10
  • Other services (except public administration)7
  • Retail trade6
  • Wholesale trade4
  • Transportation and warehousing4
  • Real estate and rental and leasing4

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 21918?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 21918, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
21034Darlington2,846$78k3.6 mi
21917Colora2,233$97k4.2 mi
17563Peach Bottom, PA3,952$94k5.8 mi
21160Whiteford2,441$106k7.1 mi
21904Port Deposit6,233$88k7.2 mi
21911Rising Sun10,551$105k7.7 mi
19362Nottingham, PA6,092$89k7.5 mi (near)
21078Havre De Grace20,030$107k8.4 mi (near)

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