Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:42 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:25 am – 4:49 pm
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People30,182 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.79,347 householdsMedian household income $177,523Median home value $668,800Median rent $2,560 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,439 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 15,665 employedMain industries: professional and business services 24%, education and health care 23%, public administration 12%Average commute 35 minutes61% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 29% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages68% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 33% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 48%, Spanish 11%, other Indo-European languages 10%, other Asian or Pacific languages 9%16% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September31 in of snow a year, on about 16 days13 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Damascus 3 Ssw station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksChevy Chase Lakelake · 4.2 miBlack Hillpeak · 5.0 miMontgomery College - Germantown Campuscollege · 5.3 miLittle Seneca Lakelake · 4.7 miSugar Loaf Mountainpeak · 6.0 miUnion Bridge Municipal Reservoirreservoir · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLitttle Bennett Regional Parkpark · under a mile · 728 acresJohn Haines Nppark · 3.2 miSeneca Creek Spstate park · 8.2 miStrider Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 239 acresMonocacy National Battlefieldhistoric site · 8.5 mi · 1,332 acresPatuxent River Spstate park · 11.3 mi · 481 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 20107 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201630 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMontgomery County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025299 of 360 days measured61 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montgomery County monitors, MD
Internet at home97% 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 waterCountry Village Mobile Home Parkserves 38 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation520 ft158 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHoly Cross Germantown Hospital5.7 miPost officeClarksburg Post Office2.2 miTown hallBarnesville Town Hall5.7 miPoliceMontgomery County Police Department - Germantown District5.2 miFire stationMontgomery County Fire Rescue Station 35 - Clarksburg1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 elementaryElementaryLittle Bennett Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryClarksburg Elementary School1.5 miElementaryWilson Wims Elementary School1.9 miCollegeMontgomery College - Germantown Campus5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD24 miInterstateI-2701.8 miUS highwayUS 408.4 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV14 miRailBOYDS MARC wbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)5.4 miCoachRockville, MD (Shady Grove Station (WMATA Red Line) Kiss-n-Ride WEST, on the end of the middle curb for taxi pick-up/drop-off)OurBus11 miTransit4 stops within a mileRide OnSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20871 ZIP area.
