Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital10.3 miPost officeDowell Post Officeunder a milePoliceSaint Mary's County Sheriff's Office District 3 Station4.6 miFire stationSolomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department Company 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryDowell Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighPatuxent High School1.1 miSchoolOur Lady Star of the Sea School1.3 miCollegeCollege of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus10.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA47 miUS highwayUS 5026 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR47 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle27 miTransit6 stops within a mileCalvert County Public Transportation (CCPT), St. Mary's Transit SystemSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20629 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20629 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:42 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:19 am – 4:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,150 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.1548 householdsMedian household income $87,389Median home value $403,10097% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,268 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 552 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, professional and business services 22%, public administration 11%Average commute 29 minutes60% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Chinese 8%, other Indo-European languages 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 30°F45 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days31 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Solomons station, 2 mi away; rain from Patuxent River Nas
Parks and public landsSolomons Town Center Parkpark · under a mileCalvert Cliffs Spstate park · 3.6 mi · 1,167 acresGreenwell Spstate park · 3.8 mi · 635 acresMyrtle Point Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 187 acresChancellors Run Regional Parkstate recreation area · 5.6 mi · 54 acresSt Marys River Spstate park · 7.4 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 LowCalvert County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025227 of 240 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Calvert County monitors, MD
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription95% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterChesapeake Ranch Estatesserves 9,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation17 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
