Local servicesHospitalUpper Chesapeake Medical Center4.9 miPost officeFallston Post Office1.7 miTown hallBel Air Town Hall4.9 miPoliceMaryland State Police - Barrack D Bel Air3.3 miFire stationFallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company Company 13 House 1 - Carrs Mill Road Station1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryYouth's Benefit Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighFallston High School1.4 miMiddleFallston Middle School1.5 miCollegeHarford Community College8.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI27 miInterstateI-957.0 miUS highwayUS 1 Bus3.3 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE15 miRailEDGEWOOD MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)11 miCoachEdgewood Bus StopGreyhound8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21047 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21047 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:38 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:22 am – 4:45 pm
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People13,540 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.24,852 householdsMedian household income $154,524Median home value $516,700Median rent $2,482 a month97% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,615 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 6,716 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, professional and business services 16%, construction 12%Average commute 45 minutes75% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages53% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Spanish 3%, Chinese 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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 July29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days26 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld station, 15 mi away; snow from New Park
Nearby landmarksBel Air Reservoirreservoir · 4.4 miLong Pointcape · 9.9 miAtkisson Reservoirreservoir · 6.0 miHarford Community Collegecollege · 8.7 miVilla Maria Springspring · 7.1 miFour-H Camp Springspring · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 1.8 miGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 2.0 miFallston Recreation Complexpark · under a mile · 74 acresEquestrian Center - Heavenly Waters Parkpark · 3.2 miRocks Spstate park · 7.7 mi · 950 acresPalmer Spstate park · 9.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198428 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201048 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation556 ft169 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
