Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:38 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:22 am – 4:45 pm
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People5,610 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.71,843 householdsMedian household income $171,354Median home value $572,100Median rent $1,183 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,703 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 2,989 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 19%, retail 11%Average commute 35 minutes62% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages56% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 27% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Arabic 3%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 27°F48 in of rain a yearwettest month September29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days18 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cylburn station, 14 mi away; rain from Jacksonville 1.5 Ne; snow from New Park
Nearby landmarksVilla Maria Springspring · 4.9 miLong Pointcape · 9.8 miLoch Raven Reservoirreservoir · 5.8 miGoucher Collegecollege · 9.0 miCommunity College of Baltimore County - Hunt Valley Campuscollege · 9.0 miBel Air Reservoirreservoir · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 1.0 miGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 1.3 miFallston Recreation Complexpark · 3.1 mi · 74 acresJarrettsville-fox Meadows Complexpark · 5.3 miTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 8.9 mi · 460 acresHampton National Historic Sitehistoric site · 8.1 mi · 62 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198429 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201047 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBaltimore City, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured114 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Baltimore (City) County monitors, MD
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Baltimoreserves 1,600,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation476 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUpper Chesapeake Medical Center7.7 miPost officeBaldwin Post Office1.6 miTown hallBel Air Town Hall7.8 miPoliceMaryland State Police - Barrack D Bel Air5.9 miFire stationFallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company 13 House 2 - Cross Roads Station2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolSaint John the Evangelist Catholic School1.8 miCollegeGoucher College9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI25 miInterstateI-957.8 miUS highwayUS 15.0 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL16 miLight railHunt Valley (Northbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)8.8 miCoachBaltimore - Towson, MD (Park & Ride at Cromwell Bridge Road (located just off the I-695 Beltway Exit 29A))OurBus8.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21013 ZIP area.
