Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:42 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:19 am – 4:49 pm
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People10,486 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.43,324 householdsMedian household income $163,690Median home value $474,000Median rent $1,365 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,099 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 5,548 employedMain industries: professional and business services 23%, public administration 20%, education and health care 17%Average commute 30 minutes69% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, Korean 1%1% 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°F45 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August13 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, 7 mi away; rain from Patuxent River Nas
Parks and public landsGreenwell Spstate park · 1.6 mi · 635 acresJudge Ph Dorsey Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 75 acresMcintosh Run Wmastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 80 acresMyrtle Point Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 187 acresSt Marys River Spstate park · 6.3 mi · 584 acresCalvert Cliffs Spstate park · 7.7 mi · 1,167 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, 29 mi away
Internet at home99% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL6% 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
Elevation79 ft24 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital5.2 miPost officeHollywood Post Office1.1 miTown hallLeonardtown Town Hall5.7 miPoliceSaint Mary's County Sheriff's Office District 3 Station4.4 miFire stationHollywood Volunteer Fire Department Company 7under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolSaint John School1.5 miElementaryHollywood Elementary School1.7 miCollegeCollege of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA43 miInterstateI-9537 miUS highwayUS 30124 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR44 miTransit5 stops within a mileSt. Mary's Transit System, Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20636 ZIP area.
