Ballenger Creek is a community in Frederick County, Maryland, home to about 26,390 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 21703 and 21704.
Homes sold for a median of $224 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Ballenger Creek; also Frederick and Braddock Heights
Mostly Ballenger Creek; also Urbana and Bartonsville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ballenger Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)29 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA130 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ballenger Creek; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Ballenger Creek had 24,999 residents in the 2020 census, up 85% since 2000.
It’s the 51st largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Frederick County grew from 51,920 residents in 1900 to 271,717 in 2020.
Frederick County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 43.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Frederick Police Brks, MD weather station (4 miles away).
95,077 jobs at 6,591 businesses in Frederick County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
620 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ballenger Creek’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 35 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 62 |
| Dentists | 40 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 110 |
| Mental health providers | 267 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 75 |
| Optometrists | 20 |
| Chiropractors | 11 |
| Pharmacies | 20 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Frederick County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballenger Creek ElementaryFrederick | Pre-K–5 | 715 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Butterfly Ridge ElementaryFrederick | Pre-K–5 | 607 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Carroll Creek Montessori Public CharterFrederick | Pre-K–8 | 317 | Charter | 1.7 mi |
| Centerville ElementaryFrederick | Pre-K–5 | 471 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Hillcrest ElementaryFrederick | Pre-K–5 | 581 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Orchard Grove ElementaryFrederick | Pre-K–5 | 613 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Tuscarora ElementaryFrederick | Pre-K–5 | 793 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Urbana ElementaryFrederick | Pre-K–5 | 736 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf ElementaryFrederick | K–5 | 845 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Ballenger Creek MiddleFrederick | 6–8 | 777 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Crestwood MiddleFrederick | 6–8 | 996 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Tuscarora HighFrederick | 9–12 | 1,735 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Adventist AcademyFrederick | Pre-K–8 | 86 | Seventh-day Adventist | 3.1 mi |
| Frederick Christian AcademyFrederick | Pre-K–12 | 168 | Baptist | 4.6 mi |
| Frederick Baptist AcademyFrederick | K–12 | 34 | Baptist | 3.4 mi |
| The Sheppard Pratt SchoolFrederick | 1–5 | 14 | Nonsectarian | 3.8 mi |
| Laurel Hall SchoolFrederick | 2–12 | 51 | Nonsectarian | 0.2 mi |
| Laurel Hall School - FrederickFrederick | 4–12 | 36 | Nonsectarian | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Urbana, Frederick, Bartonsville and Braddock Heights.
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