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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People5,537 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.02,151 householdsMedian household income $129,188Median home value $534,300Median rent $721 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,414 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 2,642 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 16%, construction 11%Average commute 28 minutes74% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, other Indo-European languages 2%Source: 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, 13 mi away; snow from New Park
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls Spstate park · under a mile · 6,162 acresReckord Road Parkpark · 2.5 miGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 5.1 miSoukup Parkpark · 3.7 miHampton National Historic Sitehistoric site · 9.4 mi · 62 acresNorth Point Sbstate park · 12.3 miSource: 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 HighBaltimore City, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured114 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Baltimore (City) County monitors, MD
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Baltimoreserves 1,600,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation230 ft70 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUpper Chesapeake Medical Center6.0 miPost officeKingsville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBel Air Town Hall7.1 miPoliceMaryland State Police - Barrack D Bel Air4.4 miFire stationKingsville Volunteer Fire Company Station 48under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 3 otherSchoolSaint Paul's Lutheran Schoolunder a mileElementaryKingsville Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolOpen Bible Christian Academyunder a mileCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Essex Campus7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI23 miInterstateI-952.1 miUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE14 miRailEDGEWOOD MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)6.8 miCoachEdgewood Bus StopGreyhound5.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21087 ZIP area.
