Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:43 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:25 am – 4:49 pm
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People306 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.491 householdsMedian household income $250,001Median home value $775,70098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,042 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.6% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 161 employedMain industries: professional and business services 27%, education and health care 22%, wholesale trade 11%Average commute 48 minutes27% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 53% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages78% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 37% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, Spanish 13%, Russian or other Slavic 3%, German or Dutch 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September31 in of snow a year, on about 16 days13 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Damascus 3 Ssw station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsBlack Hill Regional Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 607 acresLittle Creek Stream Valley Parkpark · 5.1 miSeneca Creek Spstate park · 7.7 miSeneca Creek State Parkstate park · 9.0 miStrider Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 239 acresMonocacy National Battlefieldhistoric site · 8.7 mi · 1,332 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 20103 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201625 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMontgomery County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025299 of 360 days measured61 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montgomery County monitors, MD
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWashington Suburban Sanitary Commissionserves 1,900,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation521 ft159 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHoly Cross Germantown Hospital7.4 miPost officeBarnesville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBarnesville Town Hallunder a milePoliceMontgomery County Police Department - Germantown District6.4 miFire stationUpper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Department - Station 143.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolBarnesville School of Arts and Sciencesunder a mileElementaryMonocacy Elementary School1.2 miCollegeMontgomery College - Germantown Campus7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD20 miInterstateI-2704.6 miUS highwayUS 158.7 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV15 miRailBARNESVILLE MARC wbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)1.2 miCoachFrederick MD - Transit Center/MARC Station (FRC)Greyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20838 ZIP area.
