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21758 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 21758 covers Knoxville, Maryland, with a population of about 4,238 and a median household income of $110,694.

Population
4,238132 per square mile
Median age
41.83.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$110,6941.1× the Maryland median
Poverty rate
5.3%7.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$468,018up 21% in five years
Median rent
$1,696about the Maryland median
Degree or higher
42.3%7.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
88.1%23.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
55

Where 21758 is

Knoxville, 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

Population4,238
Median age41.8
Family households68.9%
Born outside the US8.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.4%
White (non-Hispanic)80.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.6%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans7.1%
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$110,694
Income per person$51,885
Poverty rate5.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k5.2%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k0.7%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k6.6%
$60–75k4.9%
$75–100k7.4%
$100–125k14.9%
$125–150k12.7%
$150–200k16.5%
$200k or more17.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,340
Mean adjusted gross income$93,662
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.4%
Returns, under $25k23.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.2%
Returns, $200k or more9.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$388,200
Median gross rent$1,696
Rent as a share of household income21.1%
Owner-occupied88.1%
Vacant homes4.2%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house86.1%
Attached house12.8%
2 to 4 units1.1%
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$468,018as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$468,018$170,301

$170,301 in 2000 to $468,018 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%
High school diploma or higher93.1%
Works from home21.8%
Drives to work alone68.1%
Takes public transport4.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more40%
Health

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

Obesity34.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.1% 4.3 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 medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.6% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 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 establishments55
People employed333
Annual payroll$11,446,000
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 12% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss17.6 out of 100
Community resilience65.7 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.

Landslide89.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave26.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding22.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche14.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm14Very 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$110,694$101,652$78,538
Income per person$51,885$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate5.3%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$388,200$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,696$1,662$1,348
Homeownership88.1%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate7.2%4.9%5.2%
Works from home21.8%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US8.2%16.3%13.9%
Median age41.839.338.7
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 stationSHARPSBURG 5 S, MD US8.2 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January41.2°F / 21.1°F3.13 in rain
February44.2°F / 23°F2.41 in rain
March52.5°F / 29°F3.72 in rain
April64.7°F / 38.6°F3.6 in rain
May73.5°F / 48.8°F4.57 in rain
June82°F / 58.2°F4.16 in rain
July86.1°F / 62.4°F4.28 in rain
August84.8°F / 60.9°F3.27 in rain
September78.1°F / 53.7°F4.4 in rain
October66.8°F / 42°F3.41 in rain
November55.7°F / 32.1°F3.08 in rain
December44.8°F / 25.3°F3.46 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 supermarket42% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Frederick County Public Schools50.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington County Public Schools49.7% 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 vulnerability12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

21716 Brunswick, MD4.3 km away
21715 Brownsville, MD4.4 km away
21718 Burkittsville, MD5.3 km away
21755 Jefferson, MD9.4 km away
21779 Rohrersville, MD10.6 km away
25425 Harpers Ferry, WV10.8 km away
21756 Keedysville, MD12.6 km away
21777 Point Of Rocks, MD12.7 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.

Frederick County50.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington County49.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area32.02 sq mi
Water area2.83 sq mi
Population density132 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3479, -77.6513

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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