Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:42 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:18 am – 4:48 pm
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People503 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.9199 householdsMedian home value $545,80083% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,917 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 231 employedMain industries: professional and business services 29%, public administration 28%, transport, warehousing and utilities 13%Average commute 24 minutes92% drive alone, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages53% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 12%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 30°F46 in of rain a yearwettest month July13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days29 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St Inigoes Webster Nolf station, 5 mi away; snow from Patuxent River Nas
Nearby landmarksPoint No Pointcape · 1.5 miSaint Jerome Beachbeach · 1.6 miSaint Clarence Creekbay · under a mileMalone Baybay · 1.7 miFishers Pointcape · 1.8 miBlue Gull Hillpeak · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPoint Lookout Spstate park · 5.8 miCarver Heights Community Parkpark · 8.7 miPiney Point Aquaculture Centerstate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 66 acresJohn G Lancaster Parkpark · 9.3 miChancellors Run Regional Parkstate recreation area · 11.5 mi · 54 acresSt Marys River Spstate park · 12.8 mi · 584 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSt. Mary's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 25 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLexington Parkserves 43,030 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation13 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital19.2 miPost officeDameron Post Office1.6 miFire stationRidge Volunteer Fire Department Company 42.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSaint Mary's College of Maryland5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY47 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA61 miUS highwayUS 36016 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR62 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20628 ZIP area.
