Local servicesHospitalPerry Point Veterans Administration Medical Center3.4 miPost officeCharlestown Post Office2.5 miTown hallCharlestown Town Hall2.5 miPolicePerryville Police Department4.2 miFire stationCharlestown Fire Company Station 52.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:36 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:20 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 7 days26 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld station, 10 mi away; snow from Octoraro Lake
Nearby landmarksCarpenter Pointcape · under a mileHigh Pointcape · under a mileNorth East Riverriver · under a mileBlack Hillpeak · 3.1 miFurnace Baybay · 2.3 miRoachs Shorebeach · 1.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsElk Neck Spstate park · 3.2 mi · 2,237 acresPerryville Community Parkpark · 2.7 miSusquehanna National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.5 miMillard Tydings Memorial Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 93 acresSusquehanna Spstate park · 7.9 miSusquehanna State Parkstate park · 8.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198432 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201739 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCecil County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025288 of 361 days measured71 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cecil County monitors, MD
Drinking waterPleasant Hill Mobile Home Parkserves 64 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation0 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
