ZIP 21783 · Smithsburg
Who lives in ZIP code 21783 (Smithsburg, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Smithsburg, MD · Washington County
uszips 2026
People9,910
Median age42.8
Household income$100,750
Home value$339,535
Median rent$1,070/mo
Poverty7.3%
College degree+22.6%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 80 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,632
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.4% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
50.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,568.
Education (adults 25+)
50.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.7%
- Never married
- 28.8%
- Divorced
- 8.3%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 53.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.7%
- Rent burden
- 24.0%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 2.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.3%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 13.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.2%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.