Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:44 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:22 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 28°F41 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days30 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Quantico Mcas station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsSmallwood Spstate park · 3.3 mi · 598 acresMATTAWOMAN NEA - Mattawoman Wildlandstate park · 4.5 mi · 307 acresMattawoman Neastate park · 4.6 mi · 137 acresNanjemoy Community Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 98 acresFriendship Farm Comm Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 204 acresChicamuxen Wmastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 382 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201049 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCharles County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025218 of 236 days measured18 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Charles County monitors, MD
Drinking waterWaldorf - Charles County Dpwserves 84,296 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation57 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center9.7 miPost officeWelcome Post Office3.1 miTown hallIndian Head Town Hall6.7 miPoliceQuantico Police Department7.8 miFire stationTenth District Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMarine Corps University7.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA25 miInterstateI-9511 miUS highwayUS 110 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR34 miRail1Virginia Railway Express (VRE)7.9 miCoachWoodbridge Destination StationGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20643 ZIP area.
