Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital15.1 miPost officeIssue Post Office3.5 miTown hallColonial Beach Town Hall4.0 miPoliceColonial Beach Police Department4.1 miFire stationColonial Beach Volunteer Fire Department Engine Company 14.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus8.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA39 miInterstateI-9529 miUS highwayUS 3016.8 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR45 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20645 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:44 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:20 am – 4:50 pm
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People717 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.6276 householdsMedian household income $176,591Median home value $516,40096% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,556 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate38% of adults are in the labour force, 242 employedMain industries: professional and business services 31%, education and health care 19%, public administration 14%Average commute 62 minutes64% drive alone, 36% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages43% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September15 in of snow a year, on about 7 days16 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mechanicsville 5 Ne station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksSwan Pointcape · under a mileWaverly Pointcape · 2.9 miCharleston Creekbay · 3.3 miMatthews Covebay · under a mileCobb Islandisland · 4.7 miWicomico Beachbeach · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSmallwood Spstate park · 4.5 mi · 351 acresSouthern Parkpark · 2.3 miGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monumentnational monument · 6.7 mi · 556 acresZEKIAH SWAMP NEA - Zekiah Swamp Wildlandstate park · 8.1 mi · 434 acresWestmoreland State Parkstate park · 8.9 miBarnsfield Parkpark · 7.0 mi · 170 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 201045 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201045 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
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation8 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
