Local servicesHospitalSpringfield State Hospital Center6.7 miPost officeLisbon Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMount Airy Town Hall5.2 miPoliceSykesville Police Department5.8 miFire stationLisbon Volunteer Fire Company / Howard County Fire and Rescue Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryLisbon Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolMount Airy Christian Academy1.6 miCollegeHoward Community College13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI24 miInterstateI-701.6 miUS highwayUS 401.6 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV18 miCoachRockville, MD (Shady Grove Station (WMATA Red Line) Kiss-n-Ride WEST, on the end of the middle curb for taxi pick-up/drop-off)OurBus16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:41 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:24 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September31 in of snow a year, on about 16 days13 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Damascus 3 Ssw station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsLisbon Parkpark · under a mileWestern Regional Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 210 acresPatuxent River Spstate park · 5.6 mi · 481 acresHugg-Thomas Wmastate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 261 acresPatapsco Valley State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 73 acresMorgan Run Neastate park · 9.3 mi · 160 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201019 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201641 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHoward County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025293 of 365 days measured72 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 78main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Howard County monitors, MD
Drinking waterHoward County D.p.w. Distributionserves 286,158 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation582 ft177 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
