Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:40 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:22 am – 4:46 pm
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People14,969 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.58,192 householdsMedian household income $82,828Median home value $284,500Median rent $1,594 a month61% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,262 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 9,643 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, professional and business services 18%, public administration 7%Average commute 26 minutes53% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 27% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages63% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 34% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 5%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Chinese 1%4% 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°F46 in of rain a yearwettest month September19 in of snow a year, on about 9 days18 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cylburn station, 2 mi away; rain from Mount Washington 0.5 N; snow from Baltimore Wash Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksJohns Hopkins Universitycollege · 1.0 miH Roscoe Universitycollege · 1.3 miDruid Lakelake · under a mileFells Pointcape · 4.4 miHall Springspring · 3.4 miWash Water Lakelake · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRoosevelt Parkpark · under a mileMaryland Zoopark · under a mile · 125 acresFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrinenational monument · 5.3 miLoudon Park National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.8 miBaltimore National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.0 mi · 79 acresPatapsco Valley Spstate park · 6.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198444 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201042 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% 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 serving the town
Elevation177 ft54 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedstar Union Memorial Hospital1.3 miPost officeHampden Roland Park Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBaltimore City Hall3.0 miPoliceJohn Hopkins Police Department - Homewood Campus1.0 miFire stationBaltimore City Fire Station 6under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi41 schools17 elementary, 2 middle, 10 high, 12 otherSchoolAcademy for College and Career Explorationunder a mileHighIndependence Schoolunder a mileElementaryHampden Elementary - Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeJohns Hopkins University1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI11 miInterstateI-83under a mileUS highwayUS 11.3 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL1.9 miLight railWoodberry (Southbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)under a mileCoachBaltimore, MD (Downtown Baltimore/Penn Station - Bus stop on Maryland Ave (bus stop on the bridge) between Falls Rd and Oliver Rd.)OurBus1.8 miTransit90 stops within a mileMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21211 ZIP area.
