Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:38 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:21 am – 4:44 pm
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People24,960 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.49,795 householdsMedian household income $81,704Median home value $238,000Median rent $1,360 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,020 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 12,637 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, public administration 12%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 31 minutes75% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 7%, Russian or other Slavic 2%, other languages 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 7 days26 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld station, 7 mi away; snow from Chestertown
Parks and public landsWilloughby Beach Parkpark · within reachEdgewater Village Parkpark · 1.5 miGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 967 acresGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 6.7 mi · 6,162 acresSusquehanna National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.6 miHart-Miller Island Spstate park · 12.4 mi · 1,307 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198434 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201748 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHarford County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025259 of 343 days measured81 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Harford County monitors, MD
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHarford County D.p.w.serves 104,567 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation32 ft10 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUpper Chesapeake Medical Center7.0 miPost officeEdgewood Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBel Air Town Hall8.3 miPoliceHarford County Sheriff's Office Southern Precinct2.7 miFire stationAbingdon Fire Company House 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highHighEdgewood High Schoolunder a mileMiddleEdgewood Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryDeerfield Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeHarford Community College9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI27 miInterstateI-953.1 miUS highwayUS 401.0 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE8.4 miRailEDGEWOOD MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)1.1 miCoachEdgewood Bus StopGreyhound2.0 miTransit12 stops within a mileHarford Transit LINK (HTL), Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21040 ZIP area.
