Which ZIP code in Howard County has the highest median household income?

20759 (Fulton), at $250,000+, among 22 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

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.

Richest ZIP codes in Howard County, MD

These are the 22 ZIP codes in Howard County with the highest median household income, out of 22 with at least 1,000 residents. 20759 (Fulton, $250,000+), 21738 (Glenwood, $250,000+) and 21737 (Glenelg, $250,000+) 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Howard County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	20759	Fulton	$250,000+	6,624	1,993	2,393
2	21738	Glenwood	$250,000+	3,696	1,121	1,092
3	21737	Glenelg	$250,000+	2,474	739	634
4	21029	Clarksville	$243,542 ±$22,415	13,607	4,056	4,113
5	21794	West Friendship	$231,466 ±$8,564	2,192	660	829
6	20777	Highland	$226,146 ±$21,191	3,221	1,097	1,193
7	21036	Dayton	$218,036 ±$73,495	2,569	882	790
8	21104	Marriottsville	$191,804 ±$9,742	6,052	2,097	2,277
9	21042	Ellicott City	$190,061 ±$12,121	43,327	15,099	16,083
10	21797	Woodbine	$189,241 ±$13,817	8,643	2,849	3,313
11	21771	Mount Airy	$157,302 ±$7,190	33,031	11,226	11,089
12	21043	Ellicott City	$148,125 ±$9,784	48,525	17,568	18,948
13	21076	Hanover	$146,869 ±$7,519	24,268	9,785	11,395
14	21784	Sykesville	$139,395 ±$6,461	39,258	13,416	14,941
15	20723	Laurel	$138,113 ±$8,428	36,866	12,497	13,160
16	21075	Elkridge	$135,303 ±$7,369	37,363	13,038	13,707
17	21044	Columbia	$135,057 ±$6,863	44,114	18,293	20,280
18	21163	Woodstock	$134,672 ±$23,995	7,539	2,680	2,794
19	21046	Columbia	$127,813 ±$9,222	15,608	6,165	6,431
20	21045	Columbia	$118,563 ±$6,584	40,034	15,414	15,244
21	20794	Jessup	$116,406 ±$22,322	16,814	3,928	4,565
22	20763	Savage	$76,842 ±$43,331	2,601	1,142	1,049

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 22 of 24 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 8,569 households, on 21 carrier routes with 9,061 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 median household income?: 20759 (Fulton), at $250,000+, among 22 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
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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