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21668 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 21668 covers Sudlersville, Maryland, with a population of about 1,973 and a median household income of $80,938.

Population
1,97344 per square mile
Median age
47.68.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,93820% below the Maryland median
Poverty rate
12.4%about the US average
Typical home value
$411,772up 26.4% in five years
Degree or higher
17.7%17.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.1%12.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
33

Where 21668 is

Sudlersville, 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

Population1,973
Median age47.6
Family households73.8%
Born outside the US1.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.1%
White (non-Hispanic)92.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans3.1%
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$80,938
Income per person$40,556
Poverty rate12.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k6.2%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k11.9%
$75–100k21.7%
$100–125k5.5%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more17.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed820
Mean adjusted gross income$73,751
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k26.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$349,300
Rent as a share of household income36.2%
Owner-occupied77.1%
Vacant homes4.2%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house78.3%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units1.4%
20 or more units5.7%
Mobile home11.9%
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$411,772as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$411,772$152,406

$152,406 in 2000 to $411,772 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home7.2%
Drives to work alone83.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.9%
Health

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

Obesity32.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.3% 2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.8% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.2% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.2% 2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments33
People employed265
Annual payroll$16,617,000
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 50.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss38.2 out of 100
Community resilience84.4 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.

Drought98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane81.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide49.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding23.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding21.8Relatively 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$80,938$101,652$78,538
Income per person$40,556$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate12.4%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$349,300$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,662$1,348
Homeownership77.1%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%4.9%5.2%
Works from home7.2%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.3%16.3%13.9%
Median age47.639.338.7
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 stationCHESTERTOWN, MD US17.8 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January40.8°F / 27.1°F3.34 in rain, 5.2 in snow
February44.2°F / 28.1°F2.89 in rain, 7.9 in snow
March52.5°F / 35.1°F4.25 in rain, 1.7 in snow
April64.4°F / 45°F3.72 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May73.6°F / 54.9°F3.88 in rain
June82.2°F / 64°F4.41 in rain
July86.6°F / 68.7°F4.35 in rain
August85°F / 67.2°F3.56 in rain
September78.3°F / 60.2°F4.9 in rain
October66.8°F / 48.1°F3.67 in rain
November55.5°F / 38.1°F3.18 in rain
December45.4°F / 31.1°F3.81 in rain, 1.7 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 supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Queen Annes 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 vulnerability53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

21607 Barclay, MD5.9 km away
21644 Ingleside, MD7.5 km away
21628 Crumpton, MD8.2 km away
21670 Templeville, MD8.9 km away
21651 Millington, MD10.9 km away
21649 Marydel, MD11.2 km away
21623 Church Hill, MD12.6 km away
21640 Henderson, MD13.7 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.

Queen Anne's County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area45.29 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density44 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1823, -75.8500

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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