Local servicesHospitalUpper Chesapeake Medical Center5.2 miPost officeForest Hill Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBel Air Town Hall4.0 miPoliceBel Air Police Department4.0 miFire stationBel Air Volunteer Fire Company Forest Hill Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 otherElementaryForest Hill Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolFriends School of Harfordunder a mileElementaryForest Lakes Elementary School1.2 miCollegeHarford Community College6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI32 miInterstateI-9510 miUS highwayUS 1 Bus2.2 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE13 miRailEDGEWOOD MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)13 miCoachEdgewood Bus StopGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21050 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21050 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:38 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:22 am – 4:44 pm
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People17,466 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.16,422 householdsMedian household income $125,208Median home value $456,800Median rent $1,697 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,013 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 8,719 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, professional and business services 14%, retail 10%Average commute 33 minutes78% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 2%, Russian or other Slavic 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month September29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days37 days above 90°F, 106 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Conowingo Dam station, 13 mi away; snow from New Park
Nearby landmarksBel Air Reservoirreservoir · under a mileFour-H Camp Springspring · 3.3 miHarford Community Collegecollege · 6.1 miMountain Hillpeak · 8.8 miCedar Hillpeak · 8.6 miRock Ridge Pondsreservoir · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFriends Parkpark · under a mileForest Hill Recreation Complespark · under a mileRocks Spstate park · 4.2 mi · 950 acresPalmer Spstate park · 5.5 miGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 6.5 miGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 6.6 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 198423 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201046 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% 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
Elevation543 ft166 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
