Local servicesHospitalBrook Lane Hospital2.5 miPost officeCavetown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSmithsburg Town Hallunder a milePoliceSmithsburg Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSmithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementarySmithsburg Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighSmithsburg High School1.0 miMiddleSmithsburg Middle School1.1 miCollegeHagerstown Community College4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR8.8 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD49 miInterstateI-705.2 miUS highwayUS 406.3 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV45 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle7.4 miTransit1 stop within a mileWashington County Transit (WCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21720 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21720 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:42 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:27 am – 4:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F49 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month September33 in of snow a year, on about 13 days20 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Smithsburg 2nw station, 1 mi away; rain from Catoctin Mtn Park; snow from S Mtn
Nearby landmarksHagerstown Reservoirreservoir · under a mileBarth Springspring · 1.6 miEdgemont Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miHagerstown Community Collegecollege · 4.6 miBuzzard Knobpeak · 2.6 miAnnapolis Rockpeak · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Mountain State Parkstate park · 1.8 miSmithsburg Town Parkpark · under a mileSouth Mountain Spstate park · 3.8 mi · 6,678 acresEdgemont Reservoirpark · 2.1 mi · 692 acresRidenour Swamp Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 77 acresA.M. Powell Hatchery Fmastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 68 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201028 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201626 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWashington County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025285 of 361 days measured76 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washington County monitors, MD
Drinking waterCity of Hagerstownserves 92,200 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation729 ft222 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
