Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:43 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:26 am – 4:50 pm
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People5,909 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.22,136 householdsMedian household income $137,417Median home value $529,600Median rent $1,265 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,479 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 3,178 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, professional and business services 16%, construction 10%Average commute 31 minutes71% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 23% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages47% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 5%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 27°F44 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September33 in of snow a year, on about 16 days37 days above 90°F, 84 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Frederick Police Brks station, 8 mi away; snow from Clarksburg 2.1 Ne
Parks and public landsOthello Regional Parkrecreation area · 1.8 mi · 214 acresCatoctin Creek Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 138 acresGathland Spstate park · 4.6 mi · 125 acresGathland State Parkstate park · 5.0 miSouth Mountain State Park - Battlefieldstate park · 5.0 mi · 144 acresSouth Mountain Sbstate park · 6.5 mi · 466 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201011 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201614 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFrederick County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025203 of 237 days measured34 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Frederick County monitors, MD
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNew Design - Frederick Countyserves 74,911 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation397 ft121 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFrederick Health Hospital9.3 miPost officeJefferson Post Office1.5 miTown hallBurkittsville Town Hall3.6 miPoliceBrunswick Police Department4.9 miFire stationJefferson Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 202.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryValley Elementary School1.1 miSchoolThe Jefferson School1.7 miCollegeUniversity of Maryland Extension8.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR26 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD29 miInterstateI-706.2 miUS highwayUS 340under a mileAmtrakRockville, MD RKV30 miRailBRUNSWICK MD MARC wbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)4.6 miCoachFrederick, MD (Prospect Plaza shopping center, close to Dollar tree at 403 S Jefferson St.)OurBus8.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21755 ZIP area.
