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21056 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 21056 covers Gibson Island, Maryland, with a median household income of $250,000.

Median age
66.627.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$250,000+2.5× the Maryland median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$3,079,185up 37.1% in five years
Degree or higher
92.4%57.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 21056 is

Gibson Island, 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

Median age66.6
Family households88.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans8.3%
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$250,000+
Income per person$218,436
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k16.9%
$200k or more71.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$2,000,000+
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes44.4%
Median year built1948

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$3,079,185as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 90.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$3,079,185$782,368

$782,368 in 2000 to $3,079,185 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher92.4%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home15.1%
Drives to work alone72.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.1%
Health

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

Obesity32% 1.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.2% 3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.4% 10.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)14.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.6% 6.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening81% 16.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.5% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.6% 8.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.6% 8.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.6% 6.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed133
Annual payroll$7,351,000
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 15.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss34.8 out of 100
Community resilience82.3 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.

Coastal flooding93.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane73.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding17.1Relatively 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$250,000+$101,652$78,538
Income per person$218,436$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate0%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$2,000,000+$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,662$1,348
Homeownership100%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher92.4%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.9%5.2%
Works from home15.1%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0%16.3%13.9%
Median age66.639.338.7
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 stationANNAPOLIS NAF, MD US10.6 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January43.1°F / 29.8°F2.84 in rain
February45.2°F / 31.5°F2.38 in rain
March53.1°F / 38.3°F3.8 in rain
April63.7°F / 47.2°F3.38 in rain
May73°F / 57.3°F3.15 in rain
June81.5°F / 67.7°F4.04 in rain
July86°F / 71.9°F4.94 in rain
August83.7°F / 70.5°F4.27 in rain
September77.4°F / 64.8°F5.14 in rain
October67.1°F / 52.2°F4.04 in rain
November56.2°F / 42.3°F3.03 in rain
December47.2°F / 34.1°F2.98 in rain
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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Anne Arundel 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 status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

21409 Annapolis, MD3.8 km away
21012 Arnold, MD6.1 km away
21122 Pasadena, MD7.4 km away
21402 Annapolis, MD10.4 km away
21146 Severna Park, MD10.8 km away
21405 Annapolis, MD11.4 km away
21404 Annapolis, MD11.9 km away
21401 Annapolis, 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.

Anne Arundel County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.38 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.0751, -76.4324

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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