Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Saint Joseph Medical Center6.7 miPost officeGlen Arm Post Office1.1 miPoliceBaltimore County Police Department Precinct 8 - Parkville4.4 miFire stationLong Green Volunteer Fire Company Station 381.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 otherSchoolTrinity Church Day School1.3 miSchoolNew Directions Academy1.8 miCollegeGoucher College5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI21 miInterstateI-6954.0 miUS highwayUS 13.8 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL11 miLight railTimonium (Northbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)6.3 miCoachBaltimore - Towson, MD (Park & Ride at Cromwell Bridge Road (located just off the I-695 Beltway Exit 29A))OurBus4.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21057 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21057 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:39 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:22 am – 4:45 pm
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People4,386 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.31,545 householdsMedian household income $145,924Median home value $623,200Median rent $1,746 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,143 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 2,139 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, professional and business services 14%, finance, insurance and real estate 14%Average commute 33 minutes68% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 23% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages54% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 3%, other languages 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 27°F51 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month July29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days18 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cylburn station, 10 mi away; rain from Long Green 0.6 Sw; snow from New Park
Nearby landmarksVilla Maria Springspring · under a mileLong Pointcape · 7.0 miGoucher Collegecollege · 5.1 miLoch Raven Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miFortis Institute - Towsoncollege · 5.8 miHall Springspring · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 2.2 miGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 2.6 mi · 6,162 acresHampton National Historic Sitehistoric site · 4.4 mi · 62 acresKrause Parkpark · 2.9 miIndian Rock Parkpark · 4.5 miTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 11.2 mi · 460 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198434 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201050 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGlen Meadows Retirement Communityserves 468 people from groundwater under influence of surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation357 ft109 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
