Local servicesHospitalUpper Chesapeake Medical Center4.7 miPost officeAbingdon Post Office1.4 miTown hallBel Air Town Hall5.8 miPoliceHarford County Sheriff's Office Southern Precinct3.8 miFire stationAbingdon Fire Company House 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 elementaryElementaryWilliam S James Elementary School1.4 miElementaryWilliam Paca / Old Post Road Elementary School1.5 miElementaryOld Post Road Elementary School1.7 miCollegeHarford Community College6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI29 miInterstateI-952.3 miUS highwayUS 402.4 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE7.0 miRailEDGEWOOD MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)3.9 miCoachEdgewood Bus StopGreyhound3.2 miTransit4 stops within a mileHarford Transit LINK (HTL)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21009 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:38 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:21 am – 4:44 pm
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People33,444 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.112,738 householdsMedian household income $117,017Median home value $335,100Median rent $1,680 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,068 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 18,627 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, professional and business services 17%, public administration 11%Average commute 31 minutes74% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%, other languages 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 7 days26 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld station, 6 mi away; snow from Chestertown
Nearby landmarksOtter Pointcape · 2.0 miFairview Pointcape · 2.3 miBelcamp Beachbeach · 2.7 miEdgewater Village Lakelake · 2.8 miAtkisson Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miHarford Community Collegecollege · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBox Hill South Recreation Parkpark · under a mileBynum Run Conservation Areapark · 1.9 miGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 7.4 mi · 6,162 acresGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 967 acresPalmer Spstate park · 9.7 miSusquehanna National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198431 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHarford County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025259 of 343 days measured81 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Harford County monitors, MD
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHarford County D.p.w.serves 104,567 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation172 ft52 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
