Chester is a community in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, home to about 4,797 people across 5.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21619, and parts of 21666 are in Chester too.
Homes sold for a median of $297 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Chester; also Kent Narrows
Mostly Stevensville; part is in Chester
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chester. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)25 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA95 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chester; 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.
Chester had 5,003 residents in the 2020 census, up 34% since 2000.
It’s the 209th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Queen Anne's County grew from 18,364 residents in 1900 to 49,874 in 2020.
Queen Anne's County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stevensville 2sw, MD weather station (3 miles away).
12,926 jobs at 1,421 businesses in Queen Anne's County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
63 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chester.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 13 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 21 |
| Mental health providers | 10 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with Stevensville, Romancoke and Kent Narrows.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.