Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:42 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:23 am – 4:48 pm
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People430 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.0184 householdsMedian household income $189,667Median home value $810,600100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,870 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 189 employedMain industries: public administration 27%, finance, insurance and real estate 20%, construction 16%Average commute 42 minutes60% drive alone, 8% take public transport, 32% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages61% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 42% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 10%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 27°F41 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month September29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days23 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rockville 1 Ne station, 9 mi away; snow from Columbia 2.3 N
Nearby landmarksHawlings Riverriver · under a mileTriadelphia Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miMaryland University of Integrative Healthcollege · 7.0 miCentennial Lakelake · 9.6 miHoward Community Collegecollege · 7.7 miAnnapolis Rockpeak · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPatuxent River Spstate park · under a mileZirn/Collins Propertypark · under a mileHawlings River Stream Valley Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 272 acresMatthew Henson State Park Unit #4state park · 6.5 mi · 61 acresMatthew Henson State Park Unit #3state park · 7.2 mi · 56 acresMatthew Henson Spstate park · 9.2 miSource: 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 201022 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201644 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription95% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation398 ft121 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedstar Montgomery Medical Center2.7 miPost officeAshton Post Office2.1 miTown hallBrookeville Town Hall2.2 miPoliceHoward County Police Department Southern District6.6 miFire stationSandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department - Station 42.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMater Amoris Montessori School1.7 miCollegeMaryland University of Integrative Health7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI19 miInterstateI-958.7 miUS highwayUS 296.3 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV9.6 miSubwayGlenmont - East Side of Georgia Ave. North of Layhill Rd.Washington Metro8.4 miCoachRockville, MD (Shady Grove Station (WMATA Red Line) Kiss-n-Ride WEST, on the end of the middle curb for taxi pick-up/drop-off)OurBus9.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20862 ZIP area.
