Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:39 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:23 am – 4:46 pm
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People25,827 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.810,900 householdsMedian household income $89,015Median home value $450,700Median rent $1,647 a month44% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,827 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 14,026 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, professional and business services 18%, retail 11%Average commute 24 minutes73% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages52% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 9%, other Indo-European languages 6%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 27°F48 in of rain a yearwettest month July34 in of snow a year, on about 18 days18 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cylburn station, 12 mi away; rain from Reisterstown 1.2 Nw; snow from Millers 4 Ne
Nearby landmarksBig Springspring · 2.6 miCommunity College of Baltimore County - Hunt Valley Campuscollege · 3.0 miOregon Poollake · 1.7 miAshland Springspring · 3.8 miStevenson University - Greenspring Campuscollege · 6.5 miBeaverdam Pondlake · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 5.5 mi · 460 acresGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 7.1 mi · 9,518 acresDulaney Valley Memorial Gardenspark · 5.7 mi · 68 acresGwynnbrook Wmastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 87 acresLocal Open Spacepark · 5.7 miSoldiers Delight Neastate park · 9.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198433 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBaltimore City, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured114 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Baltimore (City) County monitors, MD
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Baltimoreserves 1,600,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation433 ft132 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGreater Baltimore Medical Center9.5 miPost officeButler Post Office2.0 miPoliceBaltimore County Police Department Precinct 7 - Cockeysville3.1 miFire stationButler Volunteer Fire Company Station 492.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Hunt Valley Campus3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI24 miInterstateI-832.0 miUS highwayUS 114 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL15 miLight railHunt Valley (Southbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)2.7 miCoachBaltimore - Pikesville, MD (Greenspring Shopping Center - - 2835 Smith Avenue Pikesville, MD 21209)OurBus9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21030 ZIP area.
