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Harford County, MD

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 20 ZIP codes inside Harford County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
20
in this county
Total population
257,804
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
19
distinct city/town names
Avg density
312
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Harford County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
21014 Bel Air 36,247 1,006
21009 Abingdon 31,964 1,082
21015 Bel Air 30,781 380
21001 Aberdeen 25,708 331
21040 Edgewood 24,811 976
21078 Havre De Grace 19,760 254
21050 Forest Hill 18,193 242
21085 Joppa 16,350 333
21047 Fallston 13,279 227
21084 Jarrettsville 7,254 118
21154 Street 7,002 69
21161 White Hall 5,965 48
21017 Belcamp 5,816 839
21132 Pylesville 3,115 54
21034 Darlington 2,988 43
21005 Aberdeen Proving Ground 2,862 33
21160 Whiteford 2,809 70
21028 Churchville 2,562 77
21010 Gunpowder 272 15
21130 Perryman 66 47

About Harford County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Harford County in Maryland contains roughly 20 ZIP codes spread across 19 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 257,804. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Maryland index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 312, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Harford County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Harford County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.