Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,352
| This zip code: | $48,352 | | Maryland: | $68,080 |
Nearest zip codes: 19944, 19975, 21813, 21811, 21862, 19930.
Ocean City Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 21842 with a mortgage: 1,231 (108 second mortgage, 113 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 784
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,621
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $521
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 8.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.3 | | State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 205
- 1995 to 1998: 1,057
- 1990 to 1994: 1,870
- 1980 to 1989: 10,762
- 1970 to 1979: 9,725
- 1960 to 1969: 2,343
- 1950 to 1959: 1,187
- 1940 to 1949: 451
- 1939 or earlier: 650
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ocean City, MD (21842): |
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- no bedroom: 33
- 1 bedrooms: 222
- 2 bedrooms: 1,313
- 3 bedrooms: 1,435
- 4 bedrooms: 383
- 5 or more bedrooms: 109
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 70
- 1 bedrooms: 312
- 2 bedrooms: 716
- 3 bedrooms: 362
- 4 bedrooms: 59
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 21842 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 171
- 1 vehicle: 1,377
- 2 vehicles: 1,483
- 3 vehicles: 357
- 4 vehicles: 79
- 5 or more vehicles: 28
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 245
- 1 vehicle: 832
- 2 vehicles: 307
- 3 vehicles: 108
- 4 vehicles: 11
- 5 or more vehicles: 33
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 21842:
- Less than $10,000: 5
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3
- $30,000 to $34,999: 3
- $35,000 to $39,999: 1
- $40,000 to $49,999: 1
- $50,000 to $59,999: 7
- $80,000 to $89,999: 11
- $90,000 to $99,999: 18
- $100,000 to $124,999: 44
- $125,000 to $149,999: 126
- $150,000 to $174,999: 156
- $175,000 to $199,999: 226
- $200,000 to $249,999: 463
- $250,000 to $299,999: 406
- $300,000 to $399,999: 741
- $400,000 to $499,999: 467
- $500,000 to $749,999: 462
- $750,000 to $999,999: 172
- $1,000,000 or more: 107
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 21842:
- Less than $100: 7
- $200 to $249: 15
- $250 to $299: 11
- $300 to $349: 25
- $350 to $399: 30
- $400 to $449: 71
- $450 to $499: 52
- $500 to $549: 108
- $550 to $599: 42
- $600 to $649: 84
- $650 to $699: 67
- $700 to $749: 70
- $800 to $899: 85
- $900 to $999: 29
- $1,000 to $1,249: 42
- $1,250 to $1,499: 35
- $1,500 to $1,999: 55
- $2,000 or more: 33
- No cash rent: 237
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $288,884.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $380,658
- Some other race householders: $230,041
- Two or more races householders: $665,910
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $553,553
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $330,302 (it was $136,300 in 2000)
| 21842: | $330,302 | | Maryland: | $347,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $258,439 - $494,807
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $445,069| Here: | $445,069 | | State: | $459,189 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $342,038| Here: | $342,038 | | State: | $274,414 |
In 2-unit structures: $455,572| Here: | $455,572 | | State: | $238,436 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $334,890| Here: | $334,890 | | State: | $273,938 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $268,056| Here: | $268,056 | | State: | $280,693 |
Mobile homes: $86,477| Here: | $86,477 | | State: | $45,619 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,801
- One, attached: 1,531
- Two: 661
- 3 or 4: 1,586
- 5 to 9: 2,573
- 10 to 19: 4,445
- 20 to 49: 4,860
- 50 or more: 6,718
- Mobile homes: 2,056
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,767 (75%)
- Carpooled: 394 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 161 (3%)
- Taxi: 31 (1%)
- Bicycle: 65 (1%)
- Walked: 239 (5%)
- Other means: 73 (1%)
- Worked at home: 273 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 358
- 5 to 9 minutes: 964
- 10 to 14 minutes: 935
- 15 to 19 minutes: 747
- 20 to 24 minutes: 485
- 25 to 29 minutes: 149
- 30 to 34 minutes: 356
- 35 to 39 minutes: 117
- 40 to 44 minutes: 156
- 45 to 59 minutes: 315
- 60 to 89 minutes: 49
- 90 or more minutes: 99
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,267
- In family households: 7,290 (2,112 male householders, 592 female householders)
2,222 spouses, 1,822 children (1,728 natural, 34 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 150 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 99 other relatives, 157 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,977 (1,199 male householders (860 living alone)), 1,117 female householders (901 living alone)), 661 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,638 2-persons, 481 3-persons, 356 4-persons, 151 5-persons, 78 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,761 1-person, 481 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 15 4-persons.
915 married couples with children.
360 single-parent households (93 men, 267 women).
93.2% of residents of 21842 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 14% well, 18% not well, 11% not at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 24% well, 16% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% very well, 17% well, 35% not well, 22% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (60% very well, 27% well, 13% not well).
Foreign born population: 461 (4.5%)
(37.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 9.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (17%)
- Other Eastern Europe (14%)
- Nigeria (5%)
- Israel (5%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
- India (4%)
- Egypt (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 200
- 1990 to 1994: 47
- 1985 to 1989: 16
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 14
- 1970 to 1974: 55
- 1965 to 1969: 119
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White population: 9,691
Black population: 236
American Indian population: 20
Asian population: 73
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 34
Two or more races population: 92

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1743 |
|  Irish: 1303 |
|  English: 1190 |
|  Italian: 707 |
|  United States or American: 684 |
|  Other groups: 575 |
|  Polish: 463 |
|  Scottish: 251 |
|  French (except Basque): 134 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 127 |
|  Welsh: 109 |
|  Greek: 100 |
|  Russian: 93 |
|  Arab:: 88 |
|  European: 72 |
|  Dutch: 70 |
|  British: 68 |
|  French Canadian: 54 |
|  Norwegian: 53 |
|  Hungarian: 52 |
|  Swedish: 51 |
|  Nigerian: 48 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 48 |
|  Egyptian: 37 |
|  Albanian: 36 |
|  Austrian: 34 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 31 |
|  Czech: 28 |
|  Lithuanian: 27 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 26 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 24 |
|  Scandinavian: 24 |
|  Slavic: 19 |
|  Ukrainian: 18 |
|  West Indian: 16 |
|  Danish: 13 |
|  Slovak: 13 |
|  Lebanese: 11 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 11 |
|  Swiss: 11 |
|  Jamaican: 10 |
|  Syrian: 9 |
|  Maltese: 8 |
|  Turkish: 8 |
|  Canadian: 7 |
|  Northern European: 7 |
|  Slovene: 6 |
|  Finnish: 6 |
|  Yugoslavian: 6 |
|  Romanian: 5 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- OCEAN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (12828 CENTER DRIVE in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-231001
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- OCEAN CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (6405 SEABAY DRIVE in OCEAN CITY, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES MAJOR, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, SEWAGE SLUDGE UTILIZATION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: OTHER NONHAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.
Alternative names: MAYOR AND CITY CO.OCEAN_CITY, OCEAN CITY WASTE TREAT PL, WOR, OCEAN CITY WWTP, TOWN OF OCEAN CITY
- 7-ELEVEN #23819 (11911 COASTAL HIGHWAY in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES
Organizations: THE SOUTHLAND CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: 7 ELEVEN 23819, 7-11 STORE - 11911 COASTAL HIGHWAY
- ADVANCED MARINA (122 66 TH STREET in OCEAN CITY, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MARINAS
Alternative names: ADVANCED MARINA/ MARK WENZLAFF
- 7 11 STORE 13900 COASTAL HIGHWAY (13900 COASTAL HIGHWAY in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES
- QUALITY INN (17TH STREET & BOARDWALK in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: EATING PLACES
- 7-ELEVEN #23366 (5809 COASTAL HIGHWAY in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES
Alternative names: 7-11 STORE - 5809 COASTAL HIGHWAY
- BEACH PIT, THE (ROUTE 50 & ROUTE 611 in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: EATING PLACES
- PHILLIPS SEAFOOD 1401 COASTAL (1401 COASTAL HIGHWAY in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: EATING PLACES
Alternative names: PHILLIP S SEAFOOD - 1401 COASTAL
- ATLANTIC CONTRACTING KEYSER POINT (10104 KEYSER POINT ROAD in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
- BAHIA MARINA, INCORPORATED (2107 HERRING WAY in OCEAN CITY, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MARINAS
- BAYSIDE JET DRIVE,LLC. (106 52ND STREET in OCEAN CITY, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MARINAS
- PLANET WINGS (817 ATLANTIC AVENUE in OCEAN CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: EATING PLACES
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 21842
- Harrison Hall Hotel, 1409 Boardwalk, Ocean City, MD 21842, Phone: (410) 289-6222
- Best Western Flagship Oceanfront, 2600 Baltimore Ave, Ocean City, MD 21842, Phone: (410) 289-3384, Fax: (410) 289-1743
- Quality Inn Oceanfront, 5400 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD 21842, Phone: (410) 524-7200, Fax: (410) 723-0018
- Albright's Assoc Albright Motel, # 3 N 1ST St, Ocean City, MD 21842, Phone: (410) 289-9205
- Beachmark Motel, 73RD St & Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD 21842, Phone: (800) 638-1600
- Coastal Inn, 2601 Philadelphia Ave, Ocean City, MD 21842, Phone: (410) 289-7722
- Coconut Malorie Hotel, 201 60TH St In The Bay, Ocean City, MD 21842, Phone: (410) 723-6100, Fax: (410) 524-9327
- Ramada Limited Convention Center, 4201 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD 21842, Phone: (800) 288-6488, Fax: (410) 289-1617
- 41 other hotels and motels
All 49 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 21842
Median worth of mobile homes: $121,184
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (64%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5525
- Northeast: 2219
- Midwest: 350
- South: 1599
- West: 86
49% of the 21842 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Maryland.
Population in 1990: 6,914. Population change in the 1990s: +3,233 (+46.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 76
| Here: | 11.8% | | Maryland: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 44
| Here: | 11.0% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 1.8% | | Maryland: | 21.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (OCEAN CITY, MD):
- CHERY INDUSTRIES, INC (12818 WHISPER TRACE DR; small business)
$43,919 with Army for ADP Support Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- PRINCESS BAYSIDE MANAGEMENT CO (4801 COASTAL HWY; small business)
$31,103 with Army for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Other Residential Buildings. Signed on 2000-07-10. Completion date: 2000-06-06.
- ARMSTRONG CONSULTING (#203 SEA PALMS, 14 - 45TH; small business): $28,393 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$9,606 with Air Force for Other Energy -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-05-26. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$9,401, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-03. Completion date: 2004-08-02.
$9,386, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-05. Completion date: 2004-10-29.
- STOWAWAY GRAND HOTEL (2100 BALTIMORE AVE; small business)
$3,500 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-10-31. Completion date: 2003-11-02.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 6 establishments, 20-49 employees: 28 establishments, 10-19 employees: 25 establishments, 5-9 employees: 12 establishments, 1-4 employees: 41 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249: 2, 50-99: 6, 20-49: 11, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 15, 1-4: 41)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 10, 1-4: 39)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (250-499: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 41)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 8)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (100-249: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 9)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 5)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
6 people in military barracks, etc.
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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