Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:39 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:22 am – 4:46 pm
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People27,346 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.112,080 householdsMedian household income $62,650Median home value $207,400Median rent $1,367 a month55% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,208 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 13,881 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, retail 12%, public administration 10%Average commute 27 minutes60% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Spanish 3%, French or Haitian Creole 2%5% 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°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month October19 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, 4 mi away; rain from Hamilton 0.3 Ne; snow from Baltimore Wash Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksHall Springspring · 2.2 miMorgan State Universitycollege · 1.5 miTowson Universitycollege · 2.0 miMontebello Waste Water Lakelake · 1.9 miLake Montebellolake · 2.3 miFells Pointcape · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChinquapin Run Parkpark · under a mile · 73 acresMount Pleasantpark · under a mileHampton National Historic Sitehistoric site · 3.4 mi · 62 acresGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 4.5 miFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrinenational monument · 6.8 miGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 6.9 mi · 6,162 acresSource: 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 198440 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201045 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% 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
Elevation341 ft104 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Good Samaritan Hospitalunder a milePost officeNorthwood Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBaltimore City Hall5.3 miPoliceMorgan State University Police and Public Safety Police Department1.4 miFire stationBaltimore City Fire Station 8under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools12 elementary, 2 middle, 5 high, 8 otherHighMercy High Schoolunder a mileElementaryLeith Walk Elementary / Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryYorkwood Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeMorgan State University1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI14 miInterstateI-6952.7 miUS highwayUS 13.1 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL4.3 miLight railFalls Road (Northbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)3.4 miCoachBaltimore - Towson, MD (Park & Ride at Cromwell Bridge Road (located just off the I-695 Beltway Exit 29A))OurBus2.7 miTransit79 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 21239 ZIP area.
