21718 ZIP Code, Burkittsville, MD

21718 is a ZIP code in Burkittsville, Maryland in Frederick County. It covers 0.3 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 21715, 21779 and 21758. 134 people live here in 64 households, fewer than in most Maryland ZIP codes. With about 404 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (70%). Median household income is $93,500, close to the Maryland median of $103,678; the median age is 57.6, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents134
Households64
Median household income$93,500
Income per person$66,117
Median age57.6
Homeowners70.3%
Median home value$576,400
Median rent$1,021
Bachelor's degree or higher50.5%
Average commute (minutes)41.6
Households with kids under 1815.6%
Moved in the past year6.0%
Below the poverty line6.0%
Broadband internet89.1%
Speak a non-English language at home2.3%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K3.1%
$10–15K0.0%
$15–25K4.7%
$25–35K0.0%
$35–50K15.6%
$50–75K14.1%
$75–100K17.2%
$100–150K7.8%
$150–200K12.5%
$200K+25.0%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<100.7%
10–1910.4%
20–247.5%
25–344.5%
35–443.0%
45–5416.4%
55–6420.2%
65–7429.1%
75+8.2%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage44.4%
Owned outright20.8%
Rented26.4%
Vacant8.3%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house78.6%
Townhome1.4%
2–4 units8.6%
5–19 units11.4%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other0.0%

EDDM carrier routes

21718 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 33 residential and 0 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 21718

21718 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 rural (R)) with 33 residential and 0 business mailboxes. Routes range from 33 homes (R001) to 33 homes (R001); the median route has 33 homes. The Census counted 64 households in 21718 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4990
500–7490
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Every carrier route in 21718

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
R001Rural330$126,642———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 21718 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Areas that include 21718

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 21718, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 21718 in?
21718 is a Burkittsville, MD mailing address. By land area, 100% lies inside Burkittsville.
What county is 21718 in?
21718 is in Frederick County.
What is the population of 21718?
About 134 people (±47), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 134.
What is the median household income in 21718?
$93,500 (±$50,778), compared with $103,678 for Maryland as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 21718?
1 USPS carrier routes with 33 residential and 0 business mailboxes (33 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 21718?
The closest, measured center to center: 21715 (2 mi, Brownsville), 21779 (2.6 mi, Gapland), 21758 (3.2 mi, Garretts Mill), 21755 (4 mi, Jefferson), 21769 (4.6 mi, Middletown) and 21716 (5.2 mi, Brunswick).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.