ZIP codes with the most new movers in Howard County, MD
These are the 22 ZIP codes in Howard County with the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year, out of 22 with at least 1,000 residents. 20794 (Jessup, 20.7%), 21075 (Elkridge, 17.0%) and 20763 (Savage, 14.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Howard County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.
ZIP codes with the most new movers in Howard County
| Rank | ZIP | Mailing city | Moved in the past year | Residents | Households | Residential mailboxes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20794 | Jessup | 20.7% | 16,814 | 3,928 | 4,565 |
| 2 | 21075 | Elkridge | 17.0% | 37,363 | 13,038 | 13,707 |
| 3 | 20763 | Savage | 14.3% | 2,601 | 1,142 | 1,049 |
| 4 | 21044 | Columbia | 13.0% | 44,114 | 18,293 | 20,280 |
| 5 | 20759 | Fulton | 12.8% | 6,624 | 1,993 | 2,393 |
| 6 | 21045 | Columbia | 12.3% | 40,034 | 15,414 | 15,244 |
| 7 | 21046 | Columbia | 12.1% | 15,608 | 6,165 | 6,431 |
| 8 | 21043 | Ellicott City | 12.0% | 48,525 | 17,568 | 18,948 |
| 9 | 21076 | Hanover | 11.7% | 24,268 | 9,785 | 11,395 |
| 10 | 21738 | Glenwood | 10.5% | 3,696 | 1,121 | 1,092 |
| 11 | 20723 | Laurel | 10.4% | 36,866 | 12,497 | 13,160 |
| 12 | 21771 | Mount Airy | 9.7% | 33,031 | 11,226 | 11,089 |
| 13 | 21042 | Ellicott City | 8.9% | 43,327 | 15,099 | 16,083 |
| 14 | 21029 | Clarksville | 8.8% | 13,607 | 4,056 | 4,113 |
| 15 | 21104 | Marriottsville | 8.3% | 6,052 | 2,097 | 2,277 |
| 16 | 21036 | Dayton | 8.2% | 2,569 | 882 | 790 |
| 17 | 21163 | Woodstock | 8.1% | 7,539 | 2,680 | 2,794 |
| 18 | 21794 | West Friendship | 6.3% | 2,192 | 660 | 829 |
| 19 | 21784 | Sykesville | 5.6% | 39,258 | 13,416 | 14,941 |
| 20 | 21797 | Woodbine | 5.4% | 8,643 | 2,849 | 3,313 |
| 21 | 21737 | Glenelg | 4.1% | 2,474 | 739 | 634 |
| 22 | 20777 | Highland | 3.8% | 3,221 | 1,097 | 1,193 |
How we ranked them
Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 22 of 24 qualify.
Which of these to mail, and why
New residents are still choosing a dentist, a gym, a pizza place and a lawn service. ZIP codes with high turnover give a welcome offer more people to work on each year.
The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 38,394 households, on 64 carrier routes with 41,994 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.
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Frequently asked questions
- Which ZIP code in Howard County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?
- 20794 (Jessup), at 20.7%, among 22 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files.
- Why are some ZIP codes missing?
- ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.
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