ZIP code
21771
Mount Airy, MD
21771 covers Mount Airy in Frederick County, with 32,827 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 21771. Methodology
ZIP code map of 21771

About ZIP code 21771
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 21771. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 21771
Race
- White26,261
- Black or African American711
- American Indian or Alaska Native91
- Asian579
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander8
- Other race738
- Two or more races2,309
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 1,994
Age
- Under 103,454
- 10 to 194,326
- 20 to 293,061
- 30 to 393,451
- 40 to 493,724
- 50 to 595,518
- 60 to 693,939
- 70 to 792,156
- 80 and older1,068
Income and housing in 21771
Education
- High school graduate95.2%
- Bachelor's degree46.1%
- Graduate degree20.5%
Places covering 21771
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Mount Airy31.4%
- Green Valley14.3%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Frederick County45.2%
- Carroll County43.2%
- Howard County10.3%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
54.3% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 21771
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31,073 | |
| 2006 | 29,508 | |
| 2007 | 30,410 | |
| 2008 | 29,938 | |
| 2009 | 29,990 | |
| 2010 | 30,059 | |
| 2011 | 28,896 | 30,129 |
| 2012 | 29,101 | 30,330 |
| 2013 | 28,700 | 30,130 |
| 2014 | 29,558 | 30,050 |
| 2015 | 29,778 | 30,140 |
| 2016 | 29,220 | 30,020 |
| 2017 | 29,366 | 30,170 |
| 2018 | 29,265 | 30,120 |
| 2019 | 29,901 | 29,630 |
| 2020 | 31,366 | 30,240 |
| 2021 | 31,755 | 30,060 |
| 2022 | 31,653 | 30,430 |
| 2023 | 32,827 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 21771
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 21770Monrovia6.1 miPop 7,815 · Income $184,464
- 21774New Market6.3 miPop 16,515 · Income $171,875
- 21797Woodbine6.5 miPop 8,772 · Income $185,435
- 20872Damascus7.1 miPop 13,138 · Income $132,804
- 21762Libertytown7.6 miPop 176 · Income —
- 21776New Windsor9.1 miPop 5,905 · Income $111,923
- 21723Cooksville9.5 miPop 587 · Income $250,000+
- 21754Ijamsville9.5 miPop 7,439 · Income $179,797
- 21791Union Bridge9.7 miPop 4,734 · Income $90,460
- 21784Sykesville9.9 miPop 37,813 · Income $141,228
- 21701Frederick9.9 miPop 41,340 · Income $102,306
- 21738Glenwood10.6 miPop 3,668 · Income $230,429
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ZIP code 21771 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 21771 in?
- 21771 is in Mount Airy, MD.
- What county is 21771 in?
- 21771 is in Frederick County.
- What is the median household income in 21771?
- The median household income in 21771 is $154,844.
- Which ZIP codes are near 21771?
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