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21762 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 21762 covers Libertytown, Maryland.

Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$335,608
Degree or higher
21%14 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 21762 is

Libertytown, 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

Family households100%
Born outside the US20.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home71%
White (non-Hispanic)29%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino71%
Veterans0%
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

Income per person$30,555
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%
$30–35k32.5%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k67.5%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes0%

What the homes are

Detached house32.5%
Attached house67.5%
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$335,608as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$338,031$304,382

$304,382 in 2022 to $335,608 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher21%
High school diploma or higher79.5%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.6%
Health

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

Obesity33.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.1% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19% 6.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.8% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.3% 10 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.6% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.2% 7.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.4% 6.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.3% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed64
Annual payroll$2,917,000
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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 22.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss27.4 out of 100
Community resilience69.3 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.

Drought94.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire41Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave30.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.7Very 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$101,652$78,538
Income per person$30,555$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate0%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,662$1,348
Homeownership100%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.9%5.2%
Works from home0%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US20.5%16.3%13.9%
Median age39.338.7
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 stationFREDERICK POLICE BRKS, MD US18.1 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January43.1°F / 26.5°F2.58 in rain
February47.8°F / 28.5°F2.95 in rain
March55.3°F / 35.6°F3.71 in rain
April68.6°F / 44.7°F3.55 in rain
May77.4°F / 55°F3.99 in rain
June85.2°F / 63.3°F4.26 in rain
July88.6°F / 68.4°F3.9 in rain
August86.7°F / 66.4°F2.89 in rain
September80°F / 59.3°F5.8 in rain
October68.8°F / 47.2°F3.26 in rain
November56.3°F / 37.8°F2.66 in rain
December47.1°F / 30.7°F3.97 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 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%.

Frederick 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 vulnerability5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

21792 Unionville, MD5.3 km away
21798 Woodsboro, MD6.9 km away
21774 New Market, MD8.5 km away
21701 Frederick, MD8.6 km away
21793 Walkersville, MD8.7 km away
21757 Keymar, MD9.7 km away
21775 New Midway, MD10 km away
21759 Ladiesburg, MD10.4 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.45 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.4822, -77.2468

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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