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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 21840 (Nanticoke, MD)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$252,000
Metro: $424,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.8%
Metro: +0.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
576
ACS 2020–24
ZIP codes around 21840, shaded by typical home value21840218652185621814
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ZIP codes around 21840, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 21840 is outlined.

How 21840 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 21840 (Nanticoke, MD) is worth about $252,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 21840 are 40% below the typical value in the Salisbury metro area ($424,000) and 31% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 21840 rose 2.8%, compared with +0.3% in the Salisbury metro area and +1.2% nationally.

About 576 people live in 21840 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

21840 has the 11th-highest typical home value of the 21 ZIP codes in the Salisbury metro area and the 49th-lowest of 423 in Maryland with Zillow figures.

Part of: Nanticoke, MD · Wicomico County, MD · Salisbury metro area · Maryland

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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