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21766 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 21766 covers Little Orleans, Maryland, with a population of about 509 and a median household income of $54,821.

Population
50912 per square mile
Median age
59.620.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,82146% below the Maryland median
Poverty rate
5.1%7.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$235,281
Median rent
$78053% below the Maryland median
Degree or higher
5.9%29.1 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
6

Where 21766 is

Little Orleans, 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

Population509
Median age59.6
Family households51.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)96.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans11.4%
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$54,821
Income per person$29,872
Poverty rate5.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k7.9%
$25–30k16.8%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k9.3%
$40–45k6.5%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k23.3%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k7.9%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k3.2%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed280
Mean adjusted gross income$55,018
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$192,400
Median gross rent$780
Rent as a share of household income31.5%
Owner-occupied77.1%
Vacant homes44.5%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house58.4%
Mobile home41.6%
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$235,281as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.6%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$235,281$197,154

$197,154 in 2022 to $235,281 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.9%
High school diploma or higher93%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone60.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.1%
Health

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

Obesity36.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.2% 5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.9% 10.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24% 3.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.8% 8.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.2% 13.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81% 6.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.7% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.6% 5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.9% 6.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above 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 use73.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.3% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed73
Annual payroll$1,761,000
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 37.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss22.5 out of 100
Community resilience73.4 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.

Landslide99.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather70.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche47.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm31.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24.6Relatively 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$54,821$101,652$78,538
Income per person$29,872$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate5.1%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$192,400$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$780$1,662$1,348
Homeownership77.1%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.9%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.9%5.2%
Works from home0%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0%16.3%13.9%
Median age59.639.338.7
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 stationCACAPON ST PK #2, WV US21 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January39.9°F / 21.2°F3.63 in rain
February43.4°F / 23°F2.21 in rain
March51.8°F / 29.5°F3.03 in rain
April63.8°F / 39.8°F3.46 in rain
May72.9°F / 49.3°F4.43 in rain
June80.8°F / 57.7°F4.93 in rain
July85.1°F / 62.2°F4.35 in rain
August83.2°F / 60.3°F3.09 in rain
September76.7°F / 53°F4.39 in rain
October65.6°F / 41.8°F3.35 in rain
November54.3°F / 32.3°F2.64 in rain
December43.9°F / 25.1°F3.3 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Allegany 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability2.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17211 Artemas, PA8.1 km away
25422 Great Cacapon, WV12.2 km away
21530 Flintstone, MD16.8 km away
21750 Hancock, MD17.3 km away
17267 Warfordsburg, PA17.9 km away
15535 Clearville, PA19.2 km away
25411 Berkeley Springs, WV22.2 km away
21555 Oldtown, MD22.5 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.

Allegany County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.94 sq mi
Water area0.87 sq mi
Population density12 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6876, -78.3781

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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