Local servicesHospitalHoffman Homes for Youth9.0 miPost officeEmmitsburg Post Office1.0 miTown hallEmmitsburg Town Hallunder a milePoliceLiberty Township Police Department3.5 miFire stationVigilant Hose Company1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR21 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI50 miInterstateI-7018 miUS highwayUS 15 Busunder a mileAmtrakRockville, MD RKV43 miCoachFrederick, MD (North Frederick Park & Ride at 2810 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick, MD)OurBus16 miTransit1 stop within a mileTransIt Services of FrederickSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21727 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21727 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:41 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:26 am – 4:48 pm
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People6,052 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 29.51,673 householdsMedian household income $95,236Median home value $331,100Median rent $775 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,425 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 2,703 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, hospitality, food and recreation 16%, construction 10%Average commute 30 minutes64% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 12% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 9%, other languages 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F47 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month September28 in of snow a year, on about 10 days18 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Emmitsburg 2 Se station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsEmmitsburg Community Parkpark · under a mile · 64 acresFriends Creekpark · 3.4 miState Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 118 acresCunningham Falls Spstate park · 8.4 miEisenhower National Historic Sitehistoric site · 7.6 mi · 690 acresCunningham Falls State Parkstate park · 9.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201030 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFrederick County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025203 of 237 days measured34 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Frederick County monitors, MD
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Emmitsburgserves 2,921 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation420 ft128 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
