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 – 4:44 pm
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People30,013 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.411,012 householdsMedian household income $137,281Median home value $443,400Median rent $1,752 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,761 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 15,287 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 16%, public administration 14%Average commute 32 minutes75% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages53% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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 July29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days26 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld station, 8 mi away; snow from New Park
Parks and public landsSchucks Road Regional Sports Complex (undeveloped)park · under a mile · 71 acresProspect Mill Parkpark · 1.4 miPalmer Spstate park · 4.7 miHopkins Branch Wmastate conservation land · 6.3 miSusquehanna Spstate park · 9.3 mi · 56 acresGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 9.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198426 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200840 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 home95% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMaryland American Water Companyserves 13,200 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation369 ft112 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUpper Chesapeake Medical Center3.3 miPost officeChurchville Post Office2.6 miTown hallBel Air Town Hall3.0 miPoliceBel Air Police Department3.0 miFire stationBel Air Volunteer Fire Company Bel Air Station2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryFountain Green Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryProspect Mill Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolJohn Archer Schoolunder a mileCollegeHarford Community College1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI32 miInterstateI-954.5 miUS highwayUS 1 Bus3.0 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE7.3 miRailABERDEEN MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)7.3 miCoachAberdeen (MARC Train Station)Greyhound7.3 miTransit3 stops within a mileHarford Transit LINK (HTL)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21015 ZIP area.
