Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:44 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:21 am – 4:50 pm
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People1,219 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.1409 householdsMedian household income $151,607Median home value $460,90087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,060 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 539 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, public administration 21%, construction 12%Average commute 41 minutes93% drive alone, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September15 in of snow a year, on about 7 days16 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mechanicsville 5 Ne station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsChapel Point Spstate park · 1.3 mi · 823 acresZEKIAH SWAMP NEA - Zekiah Swamp Wildlandstate park · 3.2 mi · 434 acresCedar Point Wmastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 1,999 acresThomas Stone National Historic Sitehistoric site · 5.4 mi · 328 acresWillis Memorial Parkpark · 4.4 miSmallwood Spstate park · 7.7 mi · 351 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCharles County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025218 of 236 days measured18 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Charles County monitors, MD
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWaldorf - Charles County Dpwserves 84,296 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation158 ft48 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center5.2 miPost officeFaulkner Post Office1.3 miTown hallLa Plata Town Hall4.9 miPoliceCharles County Sheriff's Office Headquarters4.7 miFire stationBel Alton Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Servicesunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCollege of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA28 miInterstateI-9520 miUS highwayUS 3016.8 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR35 miCoachWoodbridge Destination StationGreyhound20 miTransit4 stops within a milePGM VanGOSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20611 ZIP area.
