Local servicesHospitalCarroll Hospital5.3 miPost officeFinksburg Post Office1.7 miTown hallWestminster City Hall6.5 miPoliceMaryland State Police - Westminster Barrack G4.2 miFire stationCarroll County Fire Department Station 13 Gamber and Community Fire Company2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolGerstell Academy1.4 miElementarySandymount Elementary School1.5 miCollegeCarroll Community College4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI26 miInterstateI-7954.6 miUS highwayUS 4013 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL21 miSubwayOWINGS MILLS METRO North EntranceMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)10 miCoachBaltimore - Pikesville, MD (Greenspring Shopping Center - - 2835 Smith Avenue Pikesville, MD 21209)OurBus15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21048 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:40 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:24 am – 4:47 pm
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People10,481 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.73,723 householdsMedian household income $131,921Median home value $459,00098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,887 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 5,619 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 15%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 39 minutes72% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages47% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 2%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%1% 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 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 18 days12 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Millers 4 Ne station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksEast Branch North Branch Patapsco Riverriver · 3.0 miCarroll Community Collegecollege · 4.2 miWest Branch North Branch Patapsco Riverriver · 3.9 miThe Bunkerpeak · 3.7 miLiberty Lakelake · 5.4 miMcDaniel Collegecollege · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMorgan Run Neastate park · 3.5 miDeer Parkpark · 2.5 miCarroll County Parkspark · 3.3 miSoliders Delight NEA (DNR)state park · 5.9 miSoldiers Delight Neastate park · 6.0 miAvondale Wmastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 184 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198442 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201650 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarroll County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025215 of 238 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carroll County monitors, MD
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTodd Village Mobile Home Parkserves 180 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation592 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
