Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:42 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:24 am – 4:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,983 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.34,659 householdsMedian household income $141,050Median home value $504,300Median rent $1,809 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,278 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 7,539 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 17%, public administration 10%Average commute 36 minutes62% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 28% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 70%, Spanish 20%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%11% 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
Parks and public landsSeneca Springs Lppark · 1.3 miOak Ridge Conservation Parkpark · 1.6 miPatuxent River Spstate park · 8.0 mi · 481 acresMonocacy National Battlefieldhistoric site · 10.2 mi · 1,332 acresSeneca Creek Spstate park · 11.7 miStrider Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 239 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 201011 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201633 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 home96% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWashington Suburban Sanitary Commissionserves 1,900,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation771 ft235 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHoly Cross Germantown Hospital8.3 miPost officeDamascus Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMount Airy Town Hall6.0 miPoliceMontgomery County Police Department - Germantown District8.5 miFire stationDamascus Volunteer Fire Department - Station 13under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryDamascus Elementary School1.0 miHighDamascus High School1.2 miMiddleJohn T Baker Middle School1.9 miCollegeMontgomery College - Germantown Campus8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD28 miInterstateI-704.6 miUS highwayUS 404.6 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV15 miRailGERMANTOWN MARC ebMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)9.3 miCoachFrederick (Airport - FDK)BayRunner Shuttle12 miTransit9 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 20872 ZIP area.
