Residential delivery area · Maryland

ZIP Code 21919: Earleville, MD

ZIP code 21919 uses the postal name Earleville, Maryland and lies entirely in Cecil County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 3,600 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $106,500 (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)
19delivery area within it
Town
Earleville · its only residential ZIP
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
House district
MD-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
42.8 sq mi · 85 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 21919?

21919 centers on 39.419°, -75.934° and covers 42.8 square miles of land plus 8.7 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 21913, 21930, 21912, 21915, 21645, 21635.

21635 · Galena21645 · Kennedyville21912 · Warwick21913 · Cecilton21915 · Chesapeake City21930 · Georgetown21919 · Earleville (this ZIP)2191921645216352191221915219132193021635 · Galena21645 · Kennedyville21912 · Warwick21913 · Cecilton21915 · Chesapeake City21930 · Georgetown21919 · Earleville (this ZIP)219192164521635219122191521635 · Galena21645 · Kennedyville21912 · Warwick21913 · Cecilton21915 · Chesapeake City21930 · Georgetown21919 · Earleville (this ZIP)2191921645216352191221915
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 21919 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 21919, 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 21919 compare with the rest of Cecil County?

Rank of 21919 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)
Measure21919In Cecil CountyIn MD
People (ACS 2020-2024)3,6267th of 15261st of 477
Median household income$107knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$373k3rd of 9212th of 320

21919's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$26,808) is more than a quarter of the figure ($106,500). 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 51% 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 21919?

The 2020 Census counted 3,124 people in 21919; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 3,626. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 9.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
3,626±563 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
3,124−9.9% since 2010 (3,467)
Households
1,450
Median age
47.7

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 21919?

Of the 3,626 people the ACS estimates in 21919, 17.8% are under 18 and 25.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (92.8%).

  • Under 1817.8%
  • 18 to 6456.9%
  • 65 and older25.2%
Age of the people of 21919 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic92.8%
  • Other or two or more4.9%
  • Black, not Hispanic1.6%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 21919 (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 21919 earn?

Median household income is $106,500 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($106,066 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$106,500±$26,808
Income per person
$45,371
Below the poverty line
9.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
8.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
31.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$92,8921,540 returns; wages 62% 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 21919?

FHFA's house price index for 21919, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 83% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 58% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +4.7% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$373,200
Median gross rent
$1,746
Homes owned by their occupants
89.9%
Housing units
2,217
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Index = 100 in 1991, the first year FHFA reports for 21919; 2025: 352.3. 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 21919?

49 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 7 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction9
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services6
  • Real estate and rental and leasing5
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation5
  • Accommodation and food services5
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services4

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 21919?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 21919, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
21913Cecilton820$88k3.4 mi
21930Georgetown25–4.2 mi
21912Warwick1,536$70k6.1 mi
21915Chesapeake City2,471$96k7.0 mi
21645Kennedyville959$86k7.2 mi
21635Galena2,085$102k7.4 mi
21667Still Pond291$64k8.2 mi (near)
21610Betterton391$86k8.2 mi (near)

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