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20639 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20639 covers Huntingtown, Maryland, with a population of about 14,969 and a median household income of $153,375.

Population
14,969360 per square mile
Median age
43.14.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$153,3751.5× the Maryland median
Poverty rate
3.1%9.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$627,814up 11.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,588about the Maryland median
Degree or higher
36.2%1.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
92.3%27.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
230

Where 20639 is

Huntingtown, 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

Population14,969
Median age43.1
Family households83.2%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)78.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%
Veterans11.2%
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$153,375
Income per person$58,474
Poverty rate3.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k0.3%
$15–20k0.3%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k1.2%
$60–75k2.4%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k13.0%
$150–200k19.2%
$200k or more31.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,680
Mean adjusted gross income$119,402
Returns declaring $200,000 or more16.5%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.9%
Returns, $200k or more16.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$528,400
Median gross rent$1,588
Owner-occupied92.3%
Vacant homes3.9%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house97.3%
Attached house1.1%
Mobile home1.6%
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$627,814as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 45.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$627,814$239,800

$239,800 in 2000 to $627,814 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home19.3%
Drives to work alone69.8%
Takes public transport2.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more47.6%
Health

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

Obesity36% 2.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11% 3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments230
People employed1,566
Annual payroll$89,343,000
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 38.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss43.8 out of 100
Community resilience90.2 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.

Drought93.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane84.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail60.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32.5Relatively 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$153,375$101,652$78,538
Income per person$58,474$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate3.1%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$528,400$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,588$1,662$1,348
Homeownership92.3%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate3%4.9%5.2%
Works from home19.3%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%16.3%13.9%
Median age43.139.338.7
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 US17 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%.

Calvert 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Household characteristics19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20689 Sunderland, MD4.8 km away
20678 Prince Frederick, MD8.5 km away
20732 Chesapeake Beach, MD8.6 km away
20610 Barstow, MD9.5 km away
20736 Owings, MD9.6 km away
20608 Aquasco, MD10.4 km away
20714 North Beach, MD12.7 km away
20612 Benedict, MD13.1 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.

Calvert County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area41.59 sq mi
Water area1.93 sq mi
Population density360 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.6095, -76.6003

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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