Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:42 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:18 am – 4:49 pm
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People26,852 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.811,028 householdsMedian household income $103,048Median home value $353,300Median rent $1,626 a month57% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,052 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 13,916 employedMain industries: public administration 20%, professional and business services 19%, education and health care 17%Average commute 23 minutes74% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages35% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 3%, Tagalog 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 30°F45 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days26 days above 90°F, 68 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Patuxent River Nas station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Pointcape · 2.9 miCedar Pointcape · 5.1 miSaint Mary's College of Marylandcollege · 3.3 miMartin Covebay · 2.2 miTippity Wichity Islandisland · 2.7 miLord Baltimores Baybay · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCarver Heights Community Parkpark · 1.2 miJohn G Lancaster Parkpark · 1.8 miChancellors Run Regional Parkstate recreation area · 4.1 mi · 54 acresSt Marys River Spstate park · 6.1 mi · 584 acresPiney Point Aquaculture Centerstate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 66 acresGreenwell Spstate park · 10.0 mi · 635 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSt. Mary's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 25 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLord Calvert Trailer Parkserves 892 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation110 ft34 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital12.2 miPost officePark Hall Post Office1.2 miPoliceSaint Mary's County Sheriff's Office District 4 Station2.5 miFire stationBay District Volunteer Fire Department Company 32.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryPark Hall Elementary School1.6 miSchoolBay Montessori School1.8 miCollegeSaint Mary's College of Maryland3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY50 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA54 miUS highwayUS 36019 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR55 miTransit1 stop within a mileSt. Mary's Transit SystemSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20653 ZIP area.
