Zip lookup · MD

21861
Sharptown, Maryland.

Sharptown, Wicomico County, MD · Salisbury, MD-DE metro · population 920

What it costs per month · 21861 $1,157/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$670 (+138%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $2,755 +1%
$217,667$220,423 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $52,404 +31%
$168,018$220,423 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 21861 $1,157 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 21861$1,157
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 21861 rose 1.3% over the past year — in step with the nation.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Sharptown, MD — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $220,423 as of Sep 2026
+1.3%year on year

Typical home value — 21861

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 21861 $220,423 Salisbury $423,968 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 21861$220,423
  • Salisbury$423,968
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.7 21659 Rhodesdale 1,601 — $304,963
5.6 21837 Mardela Springs 2,891 — $290,828
6.8 19931 Bethel 375 — $317,382
8.8 19973 Seaford 26,834 — $314,424
9.2 21830 Hebron 5,200 — $316,752
9.5 19940 Delmar 7,540 — $339,200
10.2 19956 Laurel 16,327 — $314,208
10.8 21643 Hurlock 5,392 — $274,209
11.3 21869 Vienna 827 — $238,629
11.7 21801 Salisbury 30,088 $1,647 $287,576
11.9 21875 Delmar 7,646 $1,312 $294,578
12.3 21631 East New Market 2,429 — $332,471
12.9 21664 Secretary 635 — $236,562
13.2 21632 Federalsburg 6,436 — $241,528
14.1 21856 Quantico 1,037 — $274,211
15.4 19933 Bridgeville 10,597 $3,032 $365,908
15.9 21826 Fruitland 5,451 — $253,623
17.9 21655 Preston 5,053 — $334,266
18.0 21822 Eden 2,926 — $318,896
18.1 21865 Tyaskin 320 — $231,482
18.3 21804 Salisbury 40,430 $1,665 $247,543
18.4 21849 Parsonsburg 3,388 — $307,197
18.8 21673 Trappe 2,843 $2,600 $405,852
18.8 21613 Cambridge 17,926 $1,867 $259,517
18.9 21814 Bivalve 217 — $224,471

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.