Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 168 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,639
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 20 (13 now married, 7 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,150 (542 now married, 608 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 21655 with a mortgage: 1,043 (44 second mortgage, 239 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 528
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,769 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $459
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2011:
This zip code:
12.2%
Whole state:
10.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2011:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 21655: Ganey Wharf (A), McCarty Wharf (B), East Providence Landing (C), Picture Hill Landing (D), Back Landing (E), Hog Island Landing (F), Two Johns (G), Todd Wharf (H), Preston Branch Library (I), Preston City Hall (J), Preston Volunteer Fire Company (K), Preston Police Department (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 21655 include: Johns Church (A), Mount Zoar Church (B), Harmony United Methodist Church (C), Mount Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church (D), Smithson Chapel (E), Bethesda United Methodist Church (F), Chapel of the Epiphany (G), Coppins Chapel (H), Immanuel Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Smithson Cemetery (1), Todds Chapel Cemetery (2), Union Grove Cemetery (3), Belmont Cemetery (4), Bethesda Cemetery (5), Preston Cemetery (6), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bell Creek (A), Berry Run (B), Fox Creek (C), Dawson Branch (D), Crowberry Creek (E), Mitchell Run (F), Mill Creek (G), Marsh Creek (H), Robins Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 21655 include: Preston Lions Club Park (1), Jonestown Community Park (2), Choptank Wetlands Preserve (3), Harmony Community Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 21655:
Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 17
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 32
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 23
$70,000 to $79,999: 48
$80,000 to $89,999: 22
$100,000 to $124,999: 70
$125,000 to $149,999: 72
$150,000 to $174,999: 136
$175,000 to $199,999: 117
$200,000 to $249,999: 310
$250,000 to $299,999: 189
$300,000 to $399,999: 292
$400,000 to $499,999: 38
$500,000 to $749,999: 76
$1,000,000 or more: 76
Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 21655:
$300 to $349: 31
$350 to $399: 12
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 6
$600 to $649: 38
$650 to $699: 21
$700 to $749: 3
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 16
$1,000 to $1,249: 20
No cash rent: 72
Median gross rent in 2011: $867.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2011: $225,258.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2011 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $239,834
Black or African American householders: $179,644
Asian householders: $104,175
Two or more races householders: $318,312
Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $231,500
21655:
$231,500
Maryland:
$287,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $160,200 - $330,600
Mean price in 2011:
Detached houses: $294,016
Here:
$294,016
State:
$394,024
Townhouses or other attached units: $602,941
Here:
$602,941
State:
$220,506
Mobile homes: $103,644
Here:
$103,644
State:
$65,058
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,823
One, attached: 40
Two: 29
3 or 4: 34
5 to 9: 67
Mobile homes: 180
Unemployment: 8.3%
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,037 (81%)
Carpooled: 167 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 45 (2%)
Walked: 81 (3%)
Worked at home: 174 (7%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 171
5 to 9 minutes: 111
10 to 14 minutes: 113
15 to 19 minutes: 409
20 to 24 minutes: 467
25 to 29 minutes: 193
30 to 34 minutes: 319
35 to 39 minutes: 82
40 to 44 minutes: 40
45 to 59 minutes: 144
60 to 89 minutes: 122
90 or more minutes: 159
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 39.1%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,910
In family households: 4,285 (809 male householders, 574 female householders)
1,093 spouses, 1,355 children (1,218 natural, 75 adopted, 64 stepchildren), 228 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 79 other relatives, 125 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 625 (193 male householders (89 living alone)), 231 female householders (214 living alone)), 201 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 120 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 629 2-persons, 311 3-persons, 228 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 303 1-person, 106 2-persons, 15 6-persons
673 married couples with children.
241 single-parent households (138 men, 103 women).
96.8% of residents of 21655 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 32% well, 8% not well, 8% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 23% well, 4% not well, 5% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 127 (2.5%) (55.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.5%
Whole state:
13.9%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Germany (24%)
Colombia (19%)
England (10%)
Haiti (10%)
Cuba (9%)
Mexico (9%)
India (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 50
1990 to 1999: 26
1980 to 1989: 38
Before 1980: 40
Races in zip code 21655:
White population: 4,185 Black population: 638 American Indian population: 12 Asian population: 27 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 3 Two or more races population: 75 Hispanic or Latino population: 69
Most common first ancestries reported in 21655 (%):
Other groups (22%)
German (17%)
English (12%)
American (11%)
Irish (8%)
Italian (3%)
Russian (1%)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
PRESTON WWTP (21269 DOVER BRIDGE ROAD #23 in PRESTON, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MD0050005 1, WATER TREATMENT PLANT Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: PRESTON, COMMISSIONERS OF
PRESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (225 MAIN STREET in PRESTON, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-050401 Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: PRESTON SCHOOL
CITGO - RT. 318, PRESTON (ROUTE 318 in PRESTON, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
LEGATES CANNING (BOX 25 TANYARD ROAD in PRESTON, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, PRESERVES, JAMS, AND JELLIES
PRESTON TRUCKING COMPANY INCORPORATED (151 EASTON BLVD in PRESTON, MD)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PRESTON TRUCKING CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
PRESTON FORD INC (210 S MAIN ST in PRESTON, MD)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SHOWELL FRANK & WILSON DAVID (CONTACT/OWNER)
PRESTON TREE NURSERY (3424 GALLAGHER RD in PRESTON, MD)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: STATE OF MARYLAND DNR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (44%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (4%)
Utility gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Solar energy (1%)
Population in 1990: 4,425. Population change in the 1990s: +358 (+8.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,547
Northeast: 435
Midwest: 116
South: 686
West: 92
68% of the 21655 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.
94% of the 21655 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Here:
4.3%
Maryland:
14.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39
Here:
10.9%
Maryland:
13.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:
3.6%
Maryland:
19.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
Legal occupations: 136,250
Life, physical, and social science occupations: 99,750
Architecture and engineering occupations: 96,042
Law enforcement workers including supervisors: 75,385
Education, training, and library occupations: 65,060
Computer and mathematical occupations: 63,750
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (20-49: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
