Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:43 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:27 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F44 in of rain a yearwettest 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, 3 mi away; rain from Hagerstown 1 E; snow from S Mtn
Nearby landmarksHagerstown Community Collegecollege · 1.8 miUniversity System of Maryland At Hagerstowncollege · 4.5 miAnnapolis Rockpeak · 6.0 miHagerstown Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miBarth Springspring · 4.4 miEdgemont Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Mountain State Parkstate park · 3.2 miSouth Mountain Spstate park · 4.1 mi · 6,678 acresA.M. Powell Hatchery Fmastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 68 acresSmithsburg Town Parkpark · 3.0 miPangborn Parkpark · 3.3 miGreenbrier Spstate park · 7.1 miSource: 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 201029 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201625 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
Elevation620 ft189 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBrook Lane Hospital2.8 miPost officeChewsville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSmithsburg Town Hall3.4 miPoliceHagerstown Community College Campus Police Department1.8 miFire stationIndependent Junior Fire Engine Company 33.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryOld Forge Elementary School1.4 miCollegeHagerstown Community College1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR6.7 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD49 miInterstateI-703.3 miUS highwayUS 403.5 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV47 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle4.6 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 21721 ZIP area.
