ZIP Code 21862 — undefined, MD Demographics & Data

ZIP code 21862 covers MD in Worcester County with a population of about 41.

It sits in telephone area codes 410, 443, 667; U.S. House district MD-1; the SALISBURY media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Real estate and Retail trade; a mean commute of about 41.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for MD as Relatively Low (composite score 68.2), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (92.0) and wildfire (65.9). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for MD show little to no average snow and around 42.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 2 for ZIP 21862 (MD) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.