Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:43 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:26 am – 4:49 pm
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People95 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.645 householdsMedian household income $161,806Median home value $415,600100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,775 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 27°F44 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September31 in of snow a year, on about 16 days37 days above 90°F, 84 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Frederick Police Brks station, 4 mi away; snow from Damascus 3 Ssw
Parks and public landsBraddock Heights Parkpark · under a mile · 128 acresRemsberg Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 98 acresGambrill State Parkstate park · 4.7 miGambrill Spstate park · 5.4 miSouth Mountain Sbstate park · 6.4 mi · 466 acresSouth Mountain State Park - Battlefieldstate park · 6.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201012 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201618 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFrederick County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025203 of 237 days measured34 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Frederick County monitors, MD
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNew Design - Frederick Countyserves 74,911 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation748 ft228 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFrederick Health Hospital5.2 miPost officeBraddock Heights Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMiddletown Town Hall3.0 miPoliceFrederick Police Department5.5 miFire stationBraddock Heights Volunteer Fire Company Station 12under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolFrederick Christian Academy1.7 miCollegeUniversity of Maryland Extension4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR24 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD32 miInterstateI-701.5 miUS highwayUS 40 Alt1.0 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV30 miRailFREDERICK MARC wbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)5.6 miCoachFrederick, MD (Prospect Plaza shopping center, close to Dollar tree at 403 S Jefferson St.)OurBus4.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21714 ZIP area.
