Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:42 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:19 am – 4:49 pm
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People14,212 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.65,719 householdsMedian household income $119,432Median home value $376,800Median rent $2,129 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,208 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 7,352 employedMain industries: public administration 22%, education and health care 20%, professional and business services 16%Average commute 29 minutes77% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 2%, other languages 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 30°F45 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days31 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Solomons station, 5 mi away; rain from Patuxent River Nas
Parks and public landsSt Marys River Spstate park · 2.3 mi · 584 acresChancellors Run Regional Parkstate recreation area · 2.3 mi · 54 acresGreenwell Spstate park · 4.5 mi · 635 acresMyrtle Point Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 187 acresJames W. Henderson Parkpark · 3.8 miMcintosh Run Wmastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 80 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: 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 quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 28 mi away
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription91% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% 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 serving the town
Elevation106 ft32 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital6.0 miPost officeCalifornia Post Office2.4 miTown hallLeonardtown Town Hall5.9 miPoliceSaint Mary's County Sheriff's Office District 3 Stationunder a mileFire stationBay District Volunteer Fire Department Station 91.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA48 miUS highwayUS 36022 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR49 miTransit3 stops within a mileSt. Mary's Transit SystemSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20619 ZIP area.
