Local servicesHospitalHoffman Homes for Youth11.5 miPost officeKeymar Post Office1.2 miTown hallUnion Bridge Town Hall4.5 miPoliceTaneytown Police Department6.3 miFire stationNew Midway Volunteer Fire Company2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMount Saint Mary's University7.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR26 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI43 miInterstateI-7014 miUS highwayUS 157.6 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV36 miRailFREDERICK MARC ebMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)15 miCoachFrederick, MD (North Frederick Park & Ride at 2810 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick, MD)OurBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21757 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21757 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:41 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:26 am – 4:48 pm
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People2,671 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.81,018 householdsMedian household income $100,500Median home value $466,100Median rent $1,408 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,150 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 1,496 employedMain industries: construction 17%, education and health care 16%, farming, forestry and mining 11%Average commute 31 minutes79% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F47 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month September28 in of snow a year, on about 10 days18 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Emmitsburg 2 Se station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsRocky Ridge River Accesspark · 2.1 miRocky Ridge Parkpark · 3.4 miCunningham Falls Spstate park · 9.0 miCunningham Falls State Parkstate park · 9.4 miCUNNINGHAM FALLS SP - Cunningham Falls Wildlandstate park · 10.0 mi · 423 acresLewistown Workcenter Fma Fpastate conservation land · 10.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201024 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201636 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarroll County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025215 of 238 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carroll County monitors, MD
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Westminsterserves 35,256 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation425 ft130 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
