Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:39 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:24 am – 4:45 pm
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People2,929 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.51,191 householdsMedian household income $89,497Median home value $408,30089% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,960 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.2% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 1,502 employedMain industries: education and health care 16%, construction 15%, other services 13%Average commute 35 minutes86% drive alone, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: 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, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksHeritage Rail Trail County Park New Freedom Station Trailheadpark · 2.8 miSpook Hillpeak · 4.3 miFrog Hollow Covebay · 4.0 miPrettyboy Reservoirreservoir · 5.1 miPrettyboy Covebay · 5.3 miHeritage Rail Trail County Park Centerville Trailheadpark · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 1.9 miArlington Ernst Parkpark · 2.1 miMarge Goodfellow Park / Wethersfieldpark · 3.5 miCodorus State Parkstate park · 10.7 mi · 2,290 acresGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 13.8 mi · 9,518 acresRocks Spstate park · 14.5 mi · 127 acresSource: 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 198425 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201048 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBaltimore City, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured114 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Baltimore (City) County monitors, MD
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Baltimoreserves 1,600,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation768 ft234 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Shrewsbury Hospital5.9 miPost officeFreeland Post Office1.5 miTown hallNew Freedom Borough Office2.7 miPoliceSouthern Regional Police Department2.7 miFire stationRose Fire Company 1 Station 582.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Hunt Valley Campus14.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT34 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI36 miInterstateI-833.6 miUS highwayUS 3017 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL27 miLight railHunt Valley (Southbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)14 miCoachYorkFullington Trailways16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21053 ZIP area.
