Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:43 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:21 am – 4:50 pm
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People5,185 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.41,489 householdsMedian household income $124,063Median home value $438,900Median rent $1,447 a month95% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,244 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 2,335 employedMain industries: construction 15%, education and health care 15%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 37 minutes79% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, German or Dutch 7%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: 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, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsZEKIAH SWAMP NEA - Zekiah Swamp Wildlandstate park · 2.7 mi · 434 acresSmallwood Spstate park · 3.2 mi · 351 acresGilbert Run Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 108 acresChapel Point Spstate park · 7.8 mi · 823 acresOak Ridge Parkpark · 6.1 mi · 168 acresZekiah Swamp Neastate park · 10.7 miSource: 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 quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured56 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Prince George's County, MD, 29 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterIndependence Villageserves 88 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation143 ft44 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center9.3 miPost officeMount Victoria Post Office4.5 miTown hallLa Plata Town Hall9.2 miPoliceMaryland Transportation Authority Police Station Governor Harry Nice Memorial Bridge6.4 miFire stationNewburg Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus10.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA31 miInterstateI-9526 miUS highwayUS 3018.4 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR37 miCoachWoodbridge Destination StationGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20622 ZIP area.
