Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:42 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:19 am – 4:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,088 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.02,694 householdsMedian household income $139,375Median home value $342,300Median rent $1,814 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,873 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate82% of adults are in the labour force, 4,315 employedMain industries: public administration 17%, education and health care 17%, professional and business services 16%Average commute 24 minutes71% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 5%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 30°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month September13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days31 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Solomons station, 6 mi away; rain from Park Hall 0.2 Sw; snow from Patuxent River Nas
Nearby landmarksLong Pointcape · 3.5 miWestern Branch Saint Marys Riverriver · under a mileLane Beachbeach · 4.8 miWarehouse Pointcape · 2.3 miSaint Marys Lakelake · 2.6 miHerring Creekbay · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSt Marys River Spstate park · 2.4 mi · 584 acresChancellors Run Regional Parkstate recreation area · 1.6 mi · 54 acresJames W. Henderson Parkpark · under a mileNicolet Parkpark · 2.6 miPiney Point Aquaculture Centerstate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 66 acresGreenwell Spstate park · 8.2 mi · 635 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSt. Mary's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 28 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription90% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLexington Parkserves 43,030 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation35 ft11 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital8.7 miPost officeGreat Mills Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLeonardtown Town Hall8.2 miPoliceSaint Mary's County Sheriff's Office District 4 Station2.3 miFire stationBay District Volunteer Fire Department Company 32.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools1 elementary, 2 high, 3 otherHighFairlead Academy Iunder a mileSchoolChesapeake Charter Schoolunder a mileSchoolLittle Flower Schoolunder a mileCollegeSaint Mary's College of Maryland5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA51 miUS highwayUS 36019 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR53 miTransit5 stops within a mileSt. Mary's Transit SystemSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20634 ZIP area.
