Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,692
| This zip code: | $40,692 | | Maryland: | $68,080 |
Nearest zip codes: 23415, 23488, 21864, 23416, 23395, 23356.
Housing units in zip code 21851 with a mortgage: 895 (56 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 665
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,219
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $365
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.3% | | Whole state: | 8.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable location: Cedar Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in zip code 21851 include: Pitts Creek Church (A), Beaver Dam Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Union Church (E), Christ Church (F), Macedonia Baptist Church (G), Lynnhaven Baptist Church (H), First Baptist Church of Pocomoke City (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Sinai Cemetery (1), Trinity Cemetery (2), Remson Cemetery (3), Betheden Cemetery (4), Old Shiloh Cemetery (5), Goodwill Cemetery (6), Salem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wagram Creek (A), Wagram Swamp Branch (B), Mattaponi Creek (C), Cottingham Mill Run (D), Corkers Creek (E), Corbin Branch (F), Pilchard Creek (G), Little Mill Run (H), Pitts Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in zip code 21851: Milburn Landing State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Pocomoke City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 28
- 1995 to 1998: 109
- 1990 to 1994: 156
- 1980 to 1989: 481
- 1970 to 1979: 555
- 1960 to 1969: 406
- 1950 to 1959: 483
- 1940 to 1949: 338
- 1939 or earlier: 616
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pocomoke City, MD (21851): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 25
- 2 bedrooms: 450
- 3 bedrooms: 1,000
- 4 bedrooms: 364
- 5 or more bedrooms: 81
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 37
- 1 bedrooms: 174
- 2 bedrooms: 392
- 3 bedrooms: 266
- 4 bedrooms: 85
- 5 or more bedrooms: 11
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Vehicles available in 21851 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 85
- 1 vehicle: 593
- 2 vehicles: 837
- 3 vehicles: 276
- 4 vehicles: 97
- 5 or more vehicles: 32
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 288
- 1 vehicle: 445
- 2 vehicles: 159
- 3 vehicles: 46
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 27
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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 21851:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 2
- $25,000 to $29,999: 11
- $30,000 to $34,999: 11
- $35,000 to $39,999: 5
- $40,000 to $49,999: 10
- $50,000 to $59,999: 40
- $60,000 to $69,999: 18
- $70,000 to $79,999: 27
- $80,000 to $89,999: 36
- $90,000 to $99,999: 39
- $100,000 to $124,999: 107
- $125,000 to $149,999: 197
- $150,000 to $174,999: 225
- $175,000 to $199,999: 169
- $200,000 to $249,999: 344
- $250,000 to $299,999: 144
- $300,000 to $399,999: 202
- $400,000 to $499,999: 124
- $500,000 to $749,999: 83
- $750,000 to $999,999: 19
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 21851:
- Less than $100: 25
- $100 to $149: 56
- $150 to $199: 109
- $200 to $249: 32
- $250 to $299: 17
- $300 to $349: 51
- $350 to $399: 51
- $400 to $449: 67
- $450 to $499: 20
- $500 to $549: 11
- $550 to $599: 4
- No cash rent: 78
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $221,566.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $213,333
- Black or African American householders: $152,796
- Asian householders: $544,836
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $59,810
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $199,966 (it was $83,000 in 2000)
| 21851: | $199,966 | | Maryland: | $347,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $131,285 - $240,883
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $218,728| Here: | $218,728 | | State: | $459,189 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $396,094| Here: | $396,094 | | State: | $274,414 |
Mobile homes: $57,411| Here: | $57,411 | | 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: 2,403
- One, attached: 55
- Two: 110
- 3 or 4: 97
- 5 to 9: 97
- 10 to 19: 59
- 20 to 49: 95
- 50 or more: 50
- Mobile homes: 206

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,496 (78%)
- Carpooled: 401 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 35 (1%)
- Walked: 108 (3%)
- Other means: 40 (1%)
- Worked at home: 105 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 202
- 5 to 9 minutes: 542
- 10 to 14 minutes: 324
- 15 to 19 minutes: 441
- 20 to 24 minutes: 366
- 25 to 29 minutes: 127
- 30 to 34 minutes: 378
- 35 to 39 minutes: 86
- 40 to 44 minutes: 137
- 45 to 59 minutes: 259
- 60 to 89 minutes: 136
- 90 or more minutes: 82
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,242
- In family households: 6,159 (1,374 male householders, 595 female householders)
1,383 spouses, 2,268 children (2,016 natural, 60 adopted, 192 stepchildren), 248 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 113 other relatives, 103 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,083 (443 male householders (381 living alone)), 511 female householders (476 living alone)), 129 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 89 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 794 2-persons, 476 3-persons, 452 4-persons, 164 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 857 1-person, 71 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 12 5-persons.
1,028 married couples with children.
653 single-parent households (67 men, 586 women).
96.4% of residents of 21851 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% very well, 30% well, 28% not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 12% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% very well, 47% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 85 (1.2%)
(52.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 9.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (36%)
- Germany (24%)
- El Salvador (11%)
- Japan (8%)
- Ukraine (7%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Other Eastern Africa (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 31
- 1990 to 1994: 9
- 1985 to 1989: 9
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1965 to 1969: 29
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White population: 4,392
Black population: 2,712
American Indian population: 22
Asian population: 34
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 25
Two or more races population: 88

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 2382 |
|  United States or American: 1003 |
|  German: 580 |
|  English: 457 |
|  Irish: 362 |
|  Italian: 112 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 103 |
|  African: 103 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 100 |
|  Dutch: 75 |
|  Polish: 55 |
|  European: 50 |
|  Scottish: 44 |
|  British: 40 |
|  Norwegian: 40 |
|  Ukrainian: 27 |
|  French (except Basque): 23 |
|  Swedish: 19 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 15 |
|  Greek: 15 |
|  Russian: 15 |
|  Austrian: 13 |
|  Canadian: 13 |
|  Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 9 |
|  Portuguese: 8 |
|  French Canadian: 7 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- POCOMOKE TRUCK STOP (720 OCEAN HIGHWAY in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR, OIL CONTROL
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS; SERVICES
Alternative names: DHALIWAL,INC., POCOMOKE TRUCK STOP - 720 OCEAN HWY, POCOMOKE UNION 76 TRUCK STOP, UNITY BANK
- POCOMOKE HIGH SCHOOL (1817 OLD VIRGINIA ROAD in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-230107
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: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ED (CONTACT/OWNER)
, WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MID ATLANTIC FOODS INCORPORATED (1842 BROAD STREET in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR, OIL CONTROL
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, PRESERVES, JAMS, AND JELLIES; CANNED AND CURED FISH AND SEAFOODS
- CARLTON MASSEY INC (RT #13 in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - GROUND WATER PROGRAM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
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
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED); AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- POCOMOKE MIDDLE (800 8TH ST in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-230108
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: POCOMOKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
- NOCK S AUTO & TRUCK COLLISION (1242 OCEAN HIGHWAY in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
Alternative names: NOCK'S AUTO AND TRUCK COLLISON REPAIR
- PERDUE RESEARCH FARM #22 (5603 WHITESBURG ROAD in POCOMOKE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MAJOR
Business SIC classification: BROILER, FRYER, AND ROASTER CHICKENS
- PERDUE RESEARCH FARM #4 (5304 HEATHERLAND in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MAJOR
Business SIC classification: BROILER, FRYER, AND ROASTER CHICKENS
- POCOMOKE CITY POLICE STATION (300 2ND STREET in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: POLICE PROTECTION
- LANGFORD, J. MILES (3 OCEAN HIGHWAY, SOUTH in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING
- LOWER SHORE FAMILY YMCA (1900 WORCESTER HIGHWAY in POCOMOKE 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: AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES
- MASON CANNING - POKOMOKE CITY (PURNELL STREET in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, PRESERVES, JAMS, AND JELLIES
Alternative names: MASON CANNING-POCOMOKE CITY
- RICCA EAST LLC (1841 BROAD ST in POCOMOKE CITY, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
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: CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS
Organizations: RICCA EAST LLC & BEL ART (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 21851
- Quality Inn, 825 Ocean Hwy, Pocomoke, MD 21851, Phone: (410) 957-1300, Fax: (410) 957-9329
- Days Inn, 1540 Ocean Hwy, Pocomoke City, MD 21851, Phone: (410) 957-3000, Fax: (410) 957-3147
- Holiday Inn Express, 125 Newtowne Blvd, Pocomoke, MD 21851, Phone: (410) 957-6444, Fax: (410) 957-2825
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 21851
Median worth of mobile homes: $61,164
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4697
- Northeast: 614
- Midwest: 148
- South: 1656
- West: 119
61% of the 21851 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Maryland.
Population in 1990: 7,527. Population change in the 1990s: -253 (-3.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 144
| Here: | 15.0% | | Maryland: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 2.6% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 3.7% | | Maryland: | 21.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- LANKFORD-SYSCO FOOD SERVICES, (33239 COSTEN RD in POCOMOKE CITY, MD): $149,967,783 in 9091 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment, Dairy Foods and Eggs, Special Dietary Foods and Food Specialty Preparations, Meat, Poultry, and Fish, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force, Army Signed by year: 2000: $21,539,236; 2001: $22,424,358; 2002: $16,470,409; 2003: $7,751,731; 2004: $30,349,281; 2005: $33,056,657; 2006: $13,513,041.
Biggest contracts:
$966,614 with Defense Logistics Agency for Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment. Signed on 2000-10-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$913,458, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-22. Completion date: 2005-05-22.
$784,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-10-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$766,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-10-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
- SYSCO CORPORATION (N8 N 8 MILE MARKER RR 13 in POCOMOKE CITY, MD): $3,494,000 in 21 contracts from 2000 to 2002
Contracts for Meat, Poultry, and Fish, Drugs and Biologicals, Food Services by Department of Veterans Affairs Signed by year: 2000: $482,000; 2001: $1,810,000; 2002: $1,202,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$769,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2002-01-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
$247,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Drugs and Biologicals. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2001-03-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$235,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2002-07-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$211,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Drugs and Biologicals. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2001-04-15. Completion date: 2001-06-15.
- TYPHOON WATER WARES LTD (1106 MARKET ST in POCOMOKE, MD; small business): $155,100 in 2 contracts in 2000
$98,700 with Navy for Marine Lifesaving and Diving Equipment. Signed on 2000-09-01. Completion date: 2000-11-24.
$56,400, same as above. Signed on 2000-12-07. Completion date: 2001-03-30.
- HARDWIRE LLC (1000 QUINN AVE in POCOMOKE CITY, MD; small business)
$17,500 with Army for Miscellaneous Prefabricated Structures. Signed on 2004-06-07. Completion date: 2004-06-15.
- POCOMOKE PAINT & WALLPAPER, IN (117 AMES PLZ in POCOMOKE CITY, MD; small business)
$3,298 with Navy for Floor Coverings. Signed on 2005-03-16. Completion date: 2005-05-16.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Wholesale Trade: General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
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.)
79 people in nursing homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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