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 – 4:46 pm
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People14,777 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.95,889 householdsMedian household income $108,536Median home value $378,100Median rent $1,260 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,720 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 8,356 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 14%, construction 11%Average commute 32 minutes78% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksCascade Lakelake · 2.6 miBlack and Decker Manufacturing Company Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miSpook Hillpeak · 6.6 miManchester Springspring · 3.6 miNorth Carroll Community Pondlake · 2.2 miPrettyboy Reservoirreservoir · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLions Club Parkpark · under a mileHampstead Municipal Parkpark · 1.1 miTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 10.2 miCodorus State Parkstate park · 10.7 mi · 2,290 acresMorgan Run Neastate park · 11.9 mi · 372 acresAvondale Wmastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 184 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 198433 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201039 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarroll County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025215 of 238 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carroll County monitors, MD
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Hampsteadserves 6,600 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation770 ft235 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarroll Hospital9.1 miPost officeHampstead Post Office1.8 miTown hallHampstead Town Hall1.5 miPoliceHampstead Police Department1.3 miFire stationCarroll County Fire Department Station 2 Hampstead Volunteer Company1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI32 miInterstateI-839.0 miUS highwayUS 3020 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL25 miLight railHunt Valley (Southbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)13 miCoachBaltimore - Pikesville, MD (Greenspring Shopping Center - - 2835 Smith Avenue Pikesville, MD 21209)OurBus19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21074 ZIP area.
