Tilghman Island is a community in Talbot County, Maryland, home to about 741 people across 2.4 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 21665 and 21671.
Homes sold for a median of $226 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tilghman Island. 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)37 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA110 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tilghman Island; 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.
Tilghman Island had 807 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 356th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Talbot County grew from 20,342 residents in 1900 to 37,526 in 2020.
Talbot County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 47.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Royal Oak 2 Ssw, MD weather station (8 miles away).
17,567 jobs at 1,468 businesses in Talbot County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tilghman Island’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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 (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Talbot County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilghman ElementaryTilghman | Pre-K–5 | 99 | Public | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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