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20611 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20611 covers Bel Alton, Maryland, with a population of about 1,128 and a median household income of $132,917.

Population
1,128136 per square mile
Median age
43.75 points above the US average
Median household income
$132,9171.3× the Maryland median
Poverty rate
2.1%10.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$478,584up 14.3% in five years
Degree or higher
22.7%12.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
94%29 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 20611 is

Bel Alton, Maryland — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,128
Median age43.7
Family households79.5%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.5%
White (non-Hispanic)61.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino24.4%
Veterans13%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$132,917
Income per person$50,148
Poverty rate2.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k8.6%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k1.6%
$75–100k4.0%
$100–125k24.7%
$125–150k15.1%
$150–200k13.3%
$200k or more25.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed560
Mean adjusted gross income$88,639
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.1%
Returns, under $25k19.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.8%
Returns, $200k or more7.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$395,400
Owner-occupied94%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house91.6%
Attached house4.2%
20 or more units4.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$478,584as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 51.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$478,584$181,908

$181,908 in 2000 to $478,584 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%
High school diploma or higher92.7%
Works from home2.8%
Drives to work alone91%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.9% 8.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed144
Annual payroll$5,476,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 11% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss8.8 out of 100
Community resilience81.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought95.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding82.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning62.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave22Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding11.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Maryland and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMarylandUnited States
Median household income$132,917$101,652$78,538
Income per person$50,148$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate2.1%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$395,400$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,662$1,348
Homeownership94%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%4.9%5.2%
Works from home2.8%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%16.3%13.9%
Median age43.739.338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMECHANICSVILLE 5 NE, MD US22.1 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January44.2°F / 24.8°F3.29 in rain, 5 in snow
February47.6°F / 26.2°F2.97 in rain, 6.2 in snow
March55.9°F / 32.6°F4.24 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April67.3°F / 42.5°F3.31 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May73.7°F / 52°F4.32 in rain
June81.5°F / 60.9°F4.19 in rain
July85.3°F / 65.9°F4.57 in rain
August83.3°F / 64.2°F4.84 in rain
September76.7°F / 57.7°F4.87 in rain
October66.1°F / 45.7°F4.18 in rain
November57.3°F / 35.5°F3.34 in rain
December48.1°F / 28.6°F3.99 in rain, 2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Charles County Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

20632 Faulkner, MD3.9 km away
20604 Waldorf, MD4.1 km away
20646 La Plata, MD5.9 km away
20677 Port Tobacco, MD6.2 km away
20693 Welcome, MD10.1 km away
20675 Pomfret, MD12.8 km away
20695 White Plains, MD13.9 km away
20617 Bryantown, MD13.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Charles County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area8.31 sq mi
Water area1.25 sq mi
Population density136 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.4731, -76.9789

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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