Local servicesHospitalUpper Chesapeake Medical Center2.2 miPost officeBenson Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBel Air Town Hall2.8 miPoliceMaryland State Police - Barrack D Bel Airunder a mileFire stationFallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company Company 13 House 1 - Carrs Mill Road Station1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highMiddleFallston Middle School1.5 miHighFallston High School1.7 miCollegeHarford Community College6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI28 miInterstateI-954.8 miUS highwayUS 1 Busunder a mileAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE12 miRailEDGEWOOD MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)8.1 miCoachEdgewood Bus StopGreyhound6.2 miTransit1 stop within a mileMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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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 – 4:45 pm
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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, 12 mi away; snow from New Park
Nearby landmarksAtkisson Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miBel Air Reservoirreservoir · 4.5 miHarford Community Collegecollege · 6.6 miLong Pointcape · 8.7 miPiney Pointcape · 8.8 miEdgewater Village Lakelake · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEquestrian Center - Heavenly Waters Parkpark · 1.2 miHeavenly Waters Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 258 acresGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 4.1 miGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 4.6 miPalmer Spstate park · 8.6 miRocks Spstate park · 9.2 mi · 950 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198429 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200842 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
Drinking waterHarford County D.p.w.serves 104,567 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation404 ft123 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
