Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:44 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:28 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 23°F41 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May23 in of snow a year, on about 10 days29 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Martinsburg 2 station, 5 mi away; snow from Winchester
Nearby landmarksDennis Farm Springspring · under a milePorterfield Limestone Springspring · under a mileValley College - Martinsburgcollege · 3.3 miLake Thomaslake · 5.0 miPotomac River Reservoirreservoir · 5.2 miWhitings Neckcape · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDupont Park & Soccer Complexpark · 1.8 miChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Parkhistoric site · 3.9 mi · 13,211 acresLambert Parkrecreation area · 3.9 miPrathers Neck Wmastate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 215 acresFort Frederick State Parkstate park · 7.4 miFort Frederick Spstate park · 9.1 mi · 766 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201032 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201615 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWashington County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025285 of 361 days measured76 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washington County monitors, MD
Drinking waterCity of Hagerstownserves 92,200 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation466 ft142 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBerkeley Medical Center4.6 miPost officeMartinsburg Post Office3.6 miTown hallNaylor Hall4.8 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 2 - Martinsburg Detachment3.1 miFire stationBedington Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryBedington Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryPotomack Intermediate School1.5 miHighSpring Mills High School1.5 miCollegeValley College - Martinsburg3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR16 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD47 miInterstateI-81under a mileUS highwayUS 111.3 miAmtrakAmtrak Station CUM46 miRailMARTINSBURG W VA MARCMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)4.9 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21736 ZIP area.
