The invention discloses an active carbon air-conditioner filter core material and a preparation method thereof. The air-conditioner filter core material comprises the following raw materials, by weight part: 100-150 of sludge, 13-17 of cornstalk, 15-24 of peanut hull, 30-50 of zinc chloride, 13-16 of magnesium silicate, 6-9 of zirconia, 2-4 of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, 2-3 of polyvinyl alcohol, 6-8 of zirconium fluoride, 8-12 of hydrotalcite, 5-6 of meerschaum powder, and a proper amount of distilled water. Zirconium fluoride, hydrotalcite, and meerschaum powder added in the air-conditioner filter core material greatly improve bactericidal activity, thermostability, and ion exchange performance of sludge active carbon, increase the adsorption capacity and adsorption range, and enlarge the application range of the adsorbent. According to the invention, the active carbon adsorbent is simple in preparation technology, wide in raw material source, low in cost, and excellent in performance, is good in use effect when taken as the air-conditioner filter core material, is less in change frequency, and has a long service life.