Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:44 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:20 am – 4:50 pm
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People1,705 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.0656 householdsMedian household income $105,508Median home value $355,000Median rent $1,905 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,777 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 756 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, construction 21%, public administration 17%Average commute 40 minutes54% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 27% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%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, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksBluff Pointcape · under a mileRock Pointcape · 1.9 miMill Creekbay · 1.1 miCobb Islandisland · 2.6 miCharleston Creekbay · 3.2 miWhite Point Islandisland · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public lands7Th District Community Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 61 acresNewtowne Neck Spstate park · 4.8 mi · 836 acresSt. Clements Island Spstate park · 5.1 mi · 58 acresSouthern Parkpark · 4.0 miGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monumentnational monument · 8.2 mi · 556 acresSmallwood Spstate park · 7.5 mi · 351 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201049 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSt. Mary's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025347 of 360 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Stafford County, VA, 37 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLexington Parkserves 43,030 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation14 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital9.0 miPost officeBushwood Post Office1.8 miTown hallLeonardtown Town Hall8.9 miPoliceColonial Beach Police Department9.2 miFire stationSeventh District Volunteer Fire Department Company 52.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCollege of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA42 miInterstateI-9535 miUS highwayUS 30113 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR47 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20618 ZIP area.
