Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:38 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:22 am – 4:45 pm
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People17,307 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.36,801 householdsMedian household income $113,714Median home value $348,600Median rent $1,734 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,854 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 9,339 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 15%, retail 12%Average commute 34 minutes80% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 4%, other languages 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days26 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld station, 10 mi away; snow from New Park
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 3.1 mi · 6,162 acresClayton Road Conservation Areapark · 1.0 miWoodbridge Parkpark · 1.7 miGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 967 acresPalmer Spstate park · 12.0 miHart-Miller Island Spstate park · 12.8 mi · 1,307 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 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 3.4 on 27 Dec 200846 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHarford County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025259 of 343 days measured81 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Harford County monitors, MD
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHarford County D.p.w.serves 104,567 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation164 ft50 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUpper Chesapeake Medical Center5.1 miPost officeJoppa Post Office1.9 miTown hallBel Air Town Hall6.4 miPoliceHarford County Sheriff's Office Southern Precinct1.6 miFire stationJoppa - Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company House 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryJoppatowne Elementary School1.8 miCollegeHarford Community College8.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI25 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 401.3 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE11 miRailEDGEWOOD MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)4.0 miCoachEdgewood Bus StopGreyhound2.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21085 ZIP area.
